Astarte

Auction 23  –  28 - 29 October 2024

Astarte, Auction 23

Coins and Medals

Part I: Mo, 28.10.2024, from 2:30 PM CET
Part II: Tu, 29.10.2024, from 2:30 PM CET
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Description

Leo XIII, Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci of Carpineto Romano. Pope from 1878 to 1903. The priestly jubilee of Leo XIII. Silver medal of maximum module 1887 Year X. By Francesco Bianchi. (Silver, 82.20 mm, 283.92 g). LEO XIII PONT MAX AN X Bust left with zucchetto, mozzetta and stole decorated with the Blessed Virgin haloed and floral and plant spirals; under the bust, F BIANCHI. Rev. LEONI XIII ANNVM L SACERDOTII SVI IN SVMMA ORBIS CATHOLICI LAETITIA FAVSTE FELICITER EXPLENTI COLLEGIVM CARDINALIVM OBSEQVII ET GRATVLATIONIS CAVSA PRINCIPI OPTIMO ANTISTITI SACRORVM MAXIMO MDCCCLXXXVII Inscription on nine lines. Bartolotti 1971, 31. Modesti 2013, p. 135, n. 104-1888. Alteri 38. Patrignani 1949, p. 45. Beautifully toned. Nearly Uncirculated. According to Patrignani only 100 silver specimens were minted. Extremely rare.

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