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Medal - Alexander VII IVSTITIA AND PAX OSCVLATAE SVNT ND
1655 year| Bronze | 12.7 g | 31 mm |
| Location | Papal States |
|---|---|
| Pope | Alexander VII (1655-1667) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1655 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 12.7 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#352511 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
The symbolic figures of Justice and Peace standing intertwine. Legend around and mint mark in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IVSTITIA AND PAX OSCVLATAE SVNT •
• ROMA •
Translation: Justice and Peace are kissing. Rome.
Edge
Plain
Comment
Other reference: Bartolotti# E655.Annual medal struck, issued on 29/06/1655 in memory of the election to the Pontificate of Fabio Chigi (Alexander VII).
The engraver Gaspare Morone:
Medalist from Milan (died in Rome in 1669), nephew of Gaspare. He was an engraver at the mints of Mantua and Rome; he made medals for Innocent X, Alexander VII and Clement IX, and various coin dies.
He was probably born in Milan in 1603, from Girolamo, registered as a goldsmith in the same city from 1605 to 1612, and from Prudenzia Mola.
