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1 Giulio - Clement VII
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1523-1534 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figural scene depicting Saint Peter being freed from prison by an angel, both figures shown standing in high relief in the Renaissance manner. Saint Peter, bearded and robed, is guided by the winged angel whose draped form is rendered with considerable artistic detail. The scene alludes to Acts 12:7 and carries strong theological significance for the pontificate. The surrounding legend MISIT DOMIN ANG SVVM ROMA is distributed around the field within a beaded border. |
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Clement VII's pontificate produced this issue under conditions of extraordinary political stress — his reign encompassed the 1527 Sack of Rome, during which Imperial and Spanish troops looted the city for eight days, effectively ending the Renaissance papacy's unchallenged temporal authority. Mint operations in Rome were severely disrupted during and after the sack, which accounts for the notable variation in strike quality and die workmanship seen across surviving examples of this type.
MIR 806/5 denotes a specific die pairing within a larger sequence catalogued under this pontificate.