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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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| Weight | 74.16 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Pope Sixtus IV in high relief, wearing the papal tiara (triregnum) adorned with ornate decoration and a richly embroidered cope. The portrait is rendered with strong naturalistic detail. The circumferential legend runs around the border within a beaded inner rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| 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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