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1 Grosso - Clement XII IMPLETI ILLVSIONIBVS
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1739 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1534-1835) |
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| Obverse lettering | CLEMENS - XII • P • M • Λ • X |
| Reverse description | Devotional Latin inscription in four lines arranged within an ornate cartouche decorated with foliate scrollwork. The text references the phrase 'Impleti Illusionibus' (filled with illusions), with the date 1739 appearing in the exergual line at the base of the cartouche. |
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Clement XII — born Lorenzo Corsini at 78 years old upon his election in 1730 — spent most of his pontificate blind and bedridden, governing through a tight circle of nephews and cardinals. The administrative machinery of the Papal States ran largely without him by 1739, yet coinage continued to be issued in his name with full ceremonial regularity. His reign is better remembered for the construction of the Trevi Fountain and the first papal condemnation of Freemasonry, issued in 1738 — just one year before this piece was struck.