Old worn Italian copper coin Pope Clement XI
This is an old one I got somewhere and just re-found recently, just wondering if anyone can give me any info on origin or date (it doesn't look to have one). Besides US coins, I don't know much. So Googling I was able to find several images of the first pic (obverse?) but none of the other side. Pope Clement XI was the Pope from 1700-1721 but I'm thinking the date has just worn off and probably in Roman or Latin anyway. I'm sure it's a common coin but any more info would be appreciated, like date, denomination, and city or region etc. Thanks~
*edit* Is it hand struck? It looks it, but I dunno. It's very worn too. Thankfully no one's drill a hole through it by now 🙂
7 comments
annadryl
OP1 year agoThanks all for the info! I'll probably pass this to one of my nephews who has sort of an interest in coins (at least this week...)
worldcoinauctions
·1 year agoLooks like yours is dated XIX on the obverse, that is the regnal year of Nov 23 1718-Nov 22 1719
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½ Baiocco - Clement XI - Ferrara (Papal States) – Numista
agathetyche
·1 year agoActually the date at the end of the obverse legend is A IV= ANNO (Year) 4 of his reign (1703/4 AD). Mint of Gubbio.
Interesting aside- the unreadable part of the legend is PON M (Pontifex Maximus) Supreme Pontiff which predates the Papacy by several hundred years. PM was the title of the High Priest of the Roman state religion dedicated to the gods. Later adopted as one of the honors awarded to the Emperor of Rome. Passed on to the Pope after the Empire dissolved during the Dark Ages.
elheron-grande
·1 year agoHola Aga...! Nice work. Heron thought the 'V' was a leaf design. Now that you explained it is a 'V' and part of the date, it makes sense. Thanks.
elheron-grande
·1 year agoBy the way, great photos...!
elheron-grande
·1 year agoHola Annadryl...! The coin appears to be a 'half baiocco' denomination. Mezzo = half. As for a date, many coins of that era (not just Vatican) do not have a date. A collector can most times, determine the era by the ruler's name. Same as with Chinese Cash coins from the Ching Dynasty. As for actual minting process, the coin could have been hand struck. Or possibly a hand cranked 'press' was used. Two possibilities in the first half of the 18th Century.
moderncoins999
·1 year agoCoins like that you just hold it then pass it on to someone close
I, wouldn't sell it Because of spiritual faith