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2 1/2 Baiocchi - Pius VI St. Peter facing
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1795 |
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| Weight | 16.953 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Saint Peter, depicted as an elderly bearded figure wearing a nimbus halo and a draped mantle, rendered in bold relief in a late Baroque style. The saint's gaze is directed slightly upward and to the left, with finely modelled facial features conveying apostolic authority. The circular legend APOSTOLORVM PRINCEPS (Prince of the Apostles) runs along the upper periphery, flanking the bust on both sides. The coin is bordered by a distinctive reeded or grained inner rim, characteristic of late eighteenth-century Roman mint production. The field is plain, with no exergue line or additional devices. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a purely inscriptional design, with the denomination expressed in four lines across the central field: BAIOCCHI / DVE E MEZZO / ROMANI / 1795, meaning 'Two and a Half Roman Baiocchi.' A small six-pointed star ornament is positioned at the top of the field, above the first line of text, serving as a decorative device. The lettering is bold and well-spaced in a neo-classical upright Roman typeface. The entire design is enclosed within the same reeded inner border as the obverse, consistent with the milled coinage of the Rome Mint under Pius VI. The field is otherwise unadorned. |
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| Reverse lettering | * BAIOCCHI DVE E MEZZO ROMANI 1795 |
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