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Muraiola of 2 Bolognini - Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Sede Vacante
| Issuer | Bologna Mint (Papal States) |
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| Year | 1691 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the papal emblems of the Sede Vacante: the crossed keys of Saint Peter surmounted by the umbraculum (papal canopy), with the Altieri family arms (an eagle displayed) below and to the left, and an additional quartered shield to the right. The composition is rendered in a somewhat crowded but emblematically precise style characteristic of late 17th-century Bolognese coinage. The surrounding legend reads SEDE VACANTE 1691, indicating the vacancy of the Holy See, and is framed by a beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a full-length frontal figure of Saint Petronius, patron saint of Bologna, vested in pontifical robes and mitre, holding a crozier in his left hand and a model of the city of Bologna in his right. The saint stands in a dignified, hieratic posture within the coin's field, with fine drapery rendered in low relief. The surrounding Latin legend S PETRONIVS DE BON, abbreviated for Sanctus Petronius de Bononia, encircles the figure within a beaded border. |
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