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Quadruple Gold Ecu - Clement VIII Octave of Acquaviva Legate
| Issuer | Papal Legate for Comtat Venaissin |
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| Year | 1598 |
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| Value | 4 Gold Ecus (12) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Pope Clement VIII facing left, depicted in pontifical vestments comprising a richly draped mozetta and stole, with the papal camauro upon his head. The portrait is rendered in a bold, high-relief hammered style characteristic of late sixteenth-century Italian coinage. The encircling Latin legend reads CLEMENS VIII PONT MAX, with the mint marks B and M flanking a star at the base of the bust in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CLEMENS VIII PONT MAX B M (Translation: Clement VIII, Sovereign Pontiff.) |
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| Mintage | 1598 |
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