Modern coin – HCR95243

Obverse

Inscription:

PIVS VII P M A XVII

Design:

Heraldic shield of the Pope; below, T/M.

Reverse

Inscription:

AVXILIVM DE SANCTO

Design:

Personification of the Church on the clouds, holding keys and temple; below, 1816, B and T/M.

Information

Category

Papal issue

Note

; diameter set to 11 because was null (and was therefore uneditable)

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Papacy

Person

Pius VII, pope, 1800-1823

Reign

Dating

1816 (XVII)

Mint

Bologna

Denomination

Scudo

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

26.29

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1907

Source

Hartwell de la Garde Grissell

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Hartwell de la Garde Grissell, 1907.

Reference

F. Gigante - 2021 - Catalogo Nazionale delle monete italiane dal '700 all'euro : No. 29

Reference

Medieval and Modern coins of Italy in the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford: From Odoacer to Italian Unification, 476-1860/70 :

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher, adandrea, jbaker, cgallacher