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1 Grosso - Benedict XIV MACVLA NON EST IN TE
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1747-1748 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1534-1835) |
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| Obverse description | Papal coat of arms of Benedict XIV centered in the field, featuring a vertically striped shield surmounted by the papal tiara and crossed keys, all flanked by two laurel branches. The circular legend reads BENED·XIV PON·M·A·VIII, denoting Benedict XIV, Pontifex Maximus, in his eighth regnal year. The coin displays a fine beaded border around the entire periphery. The heraldic composition is rendered in the baroque engraving style typical of mid-eighteenth-century Roman coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the Virgin Mary, depicted as the Immaculate Conception, shown in flowing robes with arms slightly extended, standing upon clouds or a crescent. The surrounding legend MACVLA NON EST IN TE, a Marian inscription meaning 'There is no stain in thee,' references the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. A fine beaded border frames the design. The figural style is characteristic of Roman baroque ecclesiastical coinage produced under Benedict XIV. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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