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| Issuer | Papal States - Bologna Mint |
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| Year | 1777-1780 |
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| Reference(s) | Munt#199-200, MIR#2822/2-4, Berman#3037, Chimienti#1035-1037 |
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| Obverse lettering | PIVS٠VI PON٠MAX٠AN·III 1778 (Translation: Pius 6th Supreme Pontiff Year 3) |
| Reverse description | Saint Petronius, patron of Bologna, depicted standing in full figure facing slightly left, wearing episcopal vestments, holding a model of the City of Bologna in his raised right hand and a pastoral staff in his left. Below the saint's figure, the impaled coat of arms of the Legate Cardinal Boncompagni-Ludovisi appears at center, with the word BOLOGNA beneath. The denomination and value are inscribed in the exergue. A circular Latin legend naming the saint as protector of Bologna runs around the periphery. |
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| Mintage | 1777 - AN. III - 1778 - AN. IIII - 1780 - AN. VI - |
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