Bronze Medal of Urban VIII, Pope, Italy, 1623–1644. 0000.999.75799

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Obverse: VRBANVS VIII PON MAX A XIX - bust, r.

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Reverse: VBERIORI ANNONAE COMMODO - bird's-eye view of the new granaries built under Pope Urban VIII by M.A. Andreucci on the Via Pia, Rome, 1639.

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 29.642
- Diameter (in mm): 42

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Date Range: 1623 - 1644
Date on Object
- Date: 1642
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Bronze
Symbol: G.M.
Authority
- Artist: Mola, Gasparo
- Issuer: Papal States
Obverse
- Portrait: Urban VIII, Pope

References

Reference: Lincoln.1063
Reference: Venuti, pp.242,LXI
Reference: Bonanni II,pp.589-591,XXVII

Administrative History

Identifier: 0000.999.75799
Lot: 0000.999
Department: Medals and Decorations
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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