EUGENIUS IV



(March 3, 1431-February 23, 1447)

Pope Eugene IV, 1431-1447, at Florence






Pope Eugenius IV, 1431
AE
39 mm



Obv.:

•EVGENIVS IIII | PONT MAX


Bust of the pope, l., wearing tiara (Triregnum) and cope.



Coronation of the Pope by cardinals
Rev.:

QVEM | CREANT ADORANT

in exergue: ROMÆ



Pope, seated on a canopied throne, being crowned by two prelates; altar at left, bishops seated at right. The Holy Spirit and rays of light, above all.




Mazio, 5
Spink 321.

This specimen is a modern restrike or reproduction.

 

Tomb of Eugene IV, S. Salvatore in Lauro

Tomb of Eugenius IV

S. Salvatore in Lauro, Rome

January 16, 2010 8:52 AM

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

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