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Medal - Sixtus IV Expulsion of the Turks from Otranto
| Location | Papal States |
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| Year | 1481 |
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| Diameter | 59.6 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | . SIXTUS IIII PON MAX SA CRICVLT |
| Reverse description | Standing female figure personifying Constantia (Constancy) in the round, nearly nude, leaning on a tall staff and resting her right arm upon an ornate column supported by crouching Turkish prisoners at its base. In the lower left field, galleys are depicted in a harbor. The date MCCCC LXXXI appears in the field, with the words SIXTE POTES flanking the central figure, and the full legend continuing around the border. |
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