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1 Grosso - Innocent XI NOCET MINVS - Palm wreath
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1685-1689 |
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| Composition | Silver (.917) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the elaborate heraldic coat of arms of Pope Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi), featuring a quartered escutcheon with an eagle displayed in the upper section and a lion passant below, all surmounted by the papal tiara and flanked by the crossed keys of Saint Peter rendered in fine relief. The shield is framed by ornate baroque scrollwork and foliate cartouche. The circular Latin legend reads · INNOC XI·P·M · around the periphery, separated by pellets, with a milled border encircling the entire design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Innocent XI — Benedetto Odescalchi — was the pope who bankrolled the Holy League's campaign against the Ottomans, contributing substantially to the financing of Jan Sobieski's relief of Vienna in 1683. His papacy was defined by fiscal austerity and moral reform; he abolished the sale of offices and cut Vatican expenditure to the bone, which makes the relatively clean administration behind these small silver issues somewhat unusual for the period. The NOCET MINVS device motto, drawn from emblem literature, signals a studied humility — less harm done by restraint than by excess.