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GREGORY XIII(May 14, 1572 — April 10, 1585) |
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AG and Æ Obv.: • GREGORIVS • XIII • PONT • MAX • AN • I • (in exergue:) • F • P • Bust of the pope, bearded, l., wearing camauro and mozzetta. |
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Rev.: VGONOTTORUM • STRAGES • 1572 An angel with a cross and a sword advancing against a mass of men, most fallen The massacre of the Huguenots (French Protestants), also known as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, August 23-24, 1572. Engraver: Federigo Bonzagna Mazio, 110. Spink, 697-701. C.F. Keary, British Mus.Guide Italian Medals (1893). 326-327. |
There are numerous restrikes, reproductions, casts, imitations, and forgeries
of this famous and very popular medal.
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Æ 33 mm cast Obv.: GREGORIVS • XIII • PONT • MAX • ANNO • IVBILEI • Bust of the pope, r., bareheaded, wearing cope.. |
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Rev.: +GREG •XIII •P • M • APERVIT • ET • CLAVSIT • A • IVBILEI In exergue: 1575 The Holy Door, bricked up, with a cross on it. Mazio, 117. Spink, 722. |
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Æ Obv.: GREGORIVS • XIII • PONTIFEX • MAX • A • 1582 • (at base of bust:) LAV • F Bust of the pope, l., bareheaded, wearing cope.. |
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Æ Obv.: GREGORIVS • XIII • PONTIFEX • MAXIMVS (at base of bust:) LAV • F Bust of the pope, l., bareheaded, wearing cope.. |
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There is a reverse die-break between the m and the a of ROMA, as well as residue at the base
of the E in PETRAM. There is a giant dot in the field of the obverse. A later work..
of the E in PETRAM. There is a giant dot in the field of the obverse. A later work..
