Papal Bull - Innocent III ND (1198-1216) front Papal Bull - Innocent III ND (1198-1216) back
Papal Bull - Innocent III ND (1198-1216) photo
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Papal Bull - Innocent III ND

 
Lead 36.81 g 39 mm
Description
Location
Papal States
Type
› Tokens
Years
1198-1216
Composition
Lead
Weight
36.81 g
Diameter
39 mm
Thickness
5 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#429081
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Frontal haloed portraits of Saint Paul and Saint Peter. Abbreviation above.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SPA SPE

Unabridged legend: Sanctus Paulus and Sanctus Petrus.

Translation: Saint Paul and Saint Peter.

Edge

Plain

Comment

Lotario dei Conti di Segni (22 February 1161 – 16 July 1216) was elected pope in the ruins of the ancient Septizodium, near the Circus Maximus in Rome after only two ballots on the very day on which his predecessor (Celestine III) died.

 

Bulla of CC BY-SA 2.0, Link">Innocent III

 

Lead Papal Bulla - c1209