Medal - Leo X Liberalitas Pontificia

Medal - Leo X (Liberalitas Pontificia) - obverseMedal - Leo X (Liberalitas Pontificia) - reverse

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Features

Location Papal States
Pope Innocent X (Innocentius X) (1644-1655)
Type Souvenir medals › Commemorative souvenir
Year 1650
Composition Bronze
Weight 17 g
Diameter 32.8 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
118539
References CNORP V# 237,
Adolfo Modesti; 2016. Corpus Numismatum Omnium Romanorum Pontificum / Volume 5. Le medaglie papali di restituzione da San Pietro (42-67) a Giovanni Paolo II (1978-2005). De Cristofaro, Rome, Italy.
Lincoln# 446
W. S. Lincoln; 1898. A Descriptive Catalogue of Papal Medals : to which is Added Papal Bullæ and Medals of Cardinals and Other Church Dignitaries. W. S. Lincoln and Son, London, United Kingdom.

Commemorative issue

To remember the generosity of Pope Leo X

Obverse

Pope's bust facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LEO.X.PONTIFEX.MAX.

Reverse

Allegorical figure of generosity standing with cornucopia, several objects surrounding. In exergue olive and palm branch.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LIBERALITAS.PONTIFICIA

Edge

Plain

Comments

Cast Bronze weight of 14.62g to 16.50g
Bronze restrike weight of 17g
Silver weight of 15.62g
Molybdenum weight of 18.15g

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1650  Bronze 19th century restrike
1650  Cast Bronze
1650  Molybdenum
1650  Silver

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