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1 Grosso - Benedict XIV TOTA PVLCHRA ES
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1751-1755 |
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| Weight | 1.34 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the papal arms of Benedict XIV, featuring an ornate baroque shield surmounted by the papal tiara and the crossed Keys of Saint Peter. The shield, elaborately decorated with scrollwork and cartouche elements, occupies the majority of the field. The surrounding legend, divided by the shield, reads BENED·XIV in the left arc and PON·M·A· with the regnal year numeral in the right arc. The coin is struck within a fine beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Standing full-length figure of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, draped in flowing robes, with hands crossed at the breast and a crown of stars encircling her head. She is depicted treading upon a crescent moon at the base of the field, in the Immaculate Conception iconographic tradition. The surrounding Latin legend TOTA·PVL·CHRA·ES·, a reference to the Song of Songs (4:7), is divided across the left and right arcs of the coin. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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