1 Scudo of Unknown; Tommaso Mercandetti; Pope Clement XI from Rome Artist: Unknown
Mint: Rome
Ruler: Pope Clement XI, Italian, 1649–1721
Ruler: Tommaso Mercandetti, Italian, 1758–1821

1704

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

31.82 g, 12:00, 44.8 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Irving Dillaye-Vann, B.A. 1897

Accession Number

2001.87.34439

Geography

Made in Rome, Italy

Culture

Papal

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: CLEMENS. XI. .PONT. M. AN. IV oval coat of arms with eight point diamond star above, horizontal band center, and pyramid of three stones below, in scrolled cartouche topped face, and papal crown with crossed keys, tassles l. and r., dotted edge

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: *VIDERVNT. OCVLI. MEI. SALVTARE. TVVM. bishop in mitre crown holding infant with rayonnant halo, veiled woman, woman with candle, and winged putto with candle look on from l., standing man and kneeling woman look on from r., .1704. below, dotted edge
Provenance
Irving Dillaye-Van, to about 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money, scudi

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