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Medal - Adrian VI Coronation of the pope
| Location | Papal States |
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| Year | 1552 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Truncated bust of Pope Adrian VI in left profile, wearing a papal camauro and mozzetta, in high relief within a plain inner field. The circumscription legend in Latin runs along the border, separated from the field by a beaded inner circle. |
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| Reverse description | Enthronement scene depicting the pope seated on a raised throne beneath an architectural canopy, with two attendants placing the tiara upon his head, hands clasped in prayer. Additional ecclesiastical figures and kneeling supplicants are shown at the steps of the throne; a dove with radiant glory appears above the canopy. The legend is divided between the sides and the exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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