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1 Piastra - Innocenzo XI PORTE INFERI NON PRÆVALEBVNT - St. Peter's Basilica
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1677 |
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| Composition | Silver (.917) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Pope Innocent XI facing right, wearing the papal camauro and richly embroidered cope with elaborate floral and foliate decoration, rendered in high relief with fine baroque detail. The engraver's signature I. HAMERANVS. F. appears along the lower truncation of the bust. The circumferential legend reads INNOCEN·XI·PONT·MAX·AN·II, distributed around the field, separated by pellets, within a milled border. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed and architecturally faithful representation of the façade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, depicted in three-quarter perspective view filling the central field, showcasing the Baroque grandeur of the structure with its colonnade, pilasters, statuary atop the entablature, and Michelangelo's towering dome rising above. The mint name ROMÆ appears in the exergue, flanked by a floral ornament. The circumferential legend PORTÆ·INFERI·NON·PRÆVALEBVNT is distributed around the upper and lateral portions of the coin within a milled border, referencing the biblical promise that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church. |
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| Mint | Rome Mint |
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