The Pope Urban VII Medal

1590

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

19.02 g, 12:00, 39.3 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Dr. William Gilman Thompson, Ph.B. 1877

Accession Number

2001.87.28551

Geography

Made in Italy

Culture

Italian

Period

16th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: URBANUS VII PONT MAX ANO I. profile left pope urban vii.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: SIC LUCEAT LUX VESTRA. seven-branched candelabra.
Provenance
Dr. WIlliam GIlman Thompson, to about 1928; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., about 1928; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1928–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

Signed

S. E. VERNIER on obverse; monogram on rocks on reverse

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