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Medal - Urban VIII Fortifications of Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome

Medal - Urban VIII (Fortifications of Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome) - obverseMedal - Urban VIII (Fortifications of Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome) - reverse

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Features

Location Papal States
Type Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year 1628
Composition Brąz
Weight 18.3 g
Diameter 36 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Okrągły
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
266698
References Miselli 1# 213
Walter Miselli; 2003. Il papato attraverso le medaglie / Dal 1605 al 1669 = The papacy through medals. Numismatica Varesi, Pavia, Italy.
, Lincoln# 1004-5
William Simpson Lincoln. A Descriptive Catalogue of Papal Medals. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes).
, Slg. Ampach# 5731
C. A. Klaffenbach (publisher); 1835. Numophylacii Ampachiani : [Sectio I. - III.] d. i. Verzeichniss der von Christian Leberecht von Ampach hinterlassenen Münz- und Medaillensammlung, welche zu Berlin 1834-35 versteigert werden soll. Slg. Ampach. C. A. Klaffenbach, Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
, Bartolotti# E 628
Franco Bartolotti; 1967. La medaglia annuale dei Romani Pontefici: da Paolo V a Paolo VI 1605-1967 = The Annual Medal of the Roman Pontiffs. Cosmi, Rimini, Italy.

Commemorative issue

Budowa nowych fortyfikacji Castel Sant'Angelo.Automatically translated

Obverse

(en) Bust facing to right, legend around and engraver's name in truncation.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
VRBANVS • VIII • PONT • MAX • A • V •
GASP • MOL •

Engraver: Gasparo Mola

Reverse

(en) Viewpoint of Castel Sant'Angelo, legend around and date in exergue.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
INSTRVCTA MVNITA PERFECTA
MDC XXVIII
RO MA

Edge

ZwykłyAutomatically translated

Comments

(en)

References:
Bargello 106
Bonanni XXIV
Lincoln 1004-5
Patrignani IX /1-2
Venuti XXV

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1628 

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