JULIUS II

(November 1, 1503 – February 21, 1513)

Pope Adrian VI, 1523, from his tomb in S. Maria dell' anima

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44 mm

Obv.:

IVLIVS LIGVR PAPA SECVNDVS

Bust of the pope, r., tonsured, wearing cope.

Rev.:

VATICANVS M

The Basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican, a design of Bramante..

Mazio 33
Spink 426.

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44 mm

Obv.:

IVLIVS LIGVR PAPA SECVNDVS

Bust of the pope, r., tonsured, wearing cope.

Rev.:

TEMPLVM | VI | RG | LAVRETI

in exergue: MDVIIII

The Basilica of the "Holy House" at Loreto, near Ancona, a design of Bramante.

Mazio 37
Spink 438.

A modern reproduction.
For Julius II and Loreto, G. Moroni, Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica 31 (Venezia 1845)163;
Ludwig Pastor, History of the Popes (edited by F. I. Antrobus) VI (1902) 498-499.
For the Basilica of Loreto, see. Moroni, 39 ( Venezia 1846 ) 209-210; 237-238.

Æ
44 mm

Obv.:

IVLIVS LIGVR PAPA SECVNDVS

Bust of the pope, r., tonsured, wearing cope.

Rev.:

ANNONA | PVBLICA

Allegorical figure representing the goddess Ceres, a sheaf of wheat in her right hand, a cornucopia in her left.

Mazio 34 [a modern reproduction]
Spink 427.

John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu

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