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1 Testone - Clement XI QVI MISERETVR PAVPERI BEATVS ERIT
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1705-1709 |
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| Value | 1 Teston (0.30) |
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| Mint | Rome |
| Mintage | ND (1705) - V - ND (1706) - VI - ND (1706) EH - VI; Divided initials below arms - ND (1707) - VII - ND (1708) - VIII - ND (1709) - VIIII - |
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Clement XI's pontificate was dominated almost entirely by the War of the Spanish Succession, during which Imperial forces under Joseph I invaded and occupied papal territories in 1708, forcing Clement to recognize the Habsburg claimant to Spain under humiliating terms. The papal treasury was under severe strain throughout these years, and silver coinage production was erratic.
The CNI references spanning two separate number ranges suggest this type was struck from multiple die marriages across the emission period, a not uncommon situation for testonnes of this pontificate.