Modern coin

Details

• Title

  Modern coin

• Associated people

  Alexander VI, pope, 1492-1503 (1492-1503) (ruler)

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Marche (The Marches) › Macerata (mint)

• Date

  1492-1503

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Denomination

  Grosso

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  25 mm (diameter)
  2.88 g (weight)
  7 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ALEXANDER VI PONT MAX

  S PAVLVS S PETRVS MACE

• Design

  coat of arms (obverse)

  
  

  Saints Paul and Peter standing (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Grissell.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR46574

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR46574

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