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Quadruple Gold Ecu - Clement VIII Octave of Acquaviva Legate
| Issuer | Comtat Venaissin |
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| Year | 1597 |
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| Value | 4 Gold Ecus (12) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Pope Clement VIII facing left, wearing the papal camauro and cope, with the date 1597 divided in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the Renaissance manner typical of papal coinage. The surrounding legend reads CLEMENS VIII PONT MAX, identifying the pontiff as Supreme Pontiff. The overall style reflects the refined engraving tradition of late sixteenth-century Avignon ecclesiastical coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | CLEMENS VIII PONT MAX A B. M. 1597 (Translation: Clement VIII, Sovereign Pontiff.) |
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| Reverse lettering | AQVAVIVA LEO OCT CARD AVENIO (Translation: Octave of Acquaviva, cardinal legate of Avignon.) |
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