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1 Quattrino - Julius II
| Issuer | Papal States (Viterbo Mint) |
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| Year | 1503-1513 |
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| Weight | 0.38 g |
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| Reverse description | Standing frontal figure of Saint Peter, depicted in pontifical vestments and nimbed, holding the keys of Heaven in one hand and a book or cross-staff in the other, rendered in a schematic style consistent with hammered billon coinage of the period. The figure occupies the central field within a plain circular border. The surrounding Latin legend, interrupted by pellet stops, identifies the apostle. The die work is characteristic of the Viterbo mint's output under Julius II, with somewhat shallow relief and an irregular flan edge. |
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| Mintage | ND (1503-1513) |
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Julius II ruled during one of the most militarily active pontificates of the Renaissance — he personally led papal armies in the field, earning the nickname il papa terribile. The Viterbo mint operated under papal authority as a secondary facility, and quattrini of this type served the lowest tier of daily commerce in the Papal States, circulating hard among a population that rarely handled silver. Billon issues at this weight typically saw brutal attrition.