Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Quattrino - Urban VIII
| Issuer | Papal States (Ferrara Mint) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1636 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field depicts the papal arms of Urban VIII (Barberini), consisting of the crossed keys of Saint Peter surmounted by the papal tiara, with the Barberini family shield bearing three bees displayed prominently below. The design is rendered in the bold, somewhat crude style characteristic of hammered copper coinage of the period. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading VRBANVS VIII P MAX, identifying the issuing pontiff as Pope Urban VIII, Pontifex Maximus. The overall strike is irregular, consistent with hand-hammered production at the Ferrara mint. Floral or rosette stops punctuate the legend. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Ferrara Mint |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |