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1 Testone - Sixtus V S.Peter, Bust
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1586-1588 |
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| Value | 1 Teston (0.30) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of Saint Peter standing facing, clad in flowing robes, raising his right hand holding the keys of Heaven aloft, while his left hand holds a book. The figure is rendered in the mannered Renaissance style typical of Roman papal mint coinage of the period. The circular Latin legend surrounding the figure reads S٠PETRVS٠ALMA٠ROMA, invoking Saint Peter and the nourishing city of Rome. |
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| Reverse lettering | S٠PETRVS٠ALMA٠ROMA٠ |
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