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Testone - Clement VIII
| Issuer | Ferrara (Papal States) |
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| Year | 1598 |
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| Weight | 9.45 g |
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| Obverse description | Half-length effigy of Pope Clement VIII in left profile, bareheaded and vested in pontifical robes, depicted with hands raised in an attitude of prayer before a crucifix positioned at left. The figure is rendered in the mannered late Renaissance style typical of late 16th-century papal coinage. The encircling Latin legend runs along the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CLEMENS · VIII · PONT · MAX |
| Reverse description | Full-length standing figures of the Apostles Saint Peter at left, holding his attributes of keys and book, and Saint Paul at right, holding a sword and book, flanking the central field and dividing the peripheral legend. Between the two figures, the heraldic arms of the Aldobrandini family — the dynastic family of Clement VIII — are prominently displayed. The composition reflects the iconographic conventions of late 16th-century Roman pontifical coinage, with bold figural treatment in the hammered style. |
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