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Pope Clement XI

Medal
ca. 1703 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal was made at the outset of the War of the Spanish Succession. Clement tried to remain neutral and avert the war, so the medal affirms the moral strength of the papacy at a testing time. The Hamerani family dominated papal coin and medal production in Rome for nearly two centuries.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePope Clement XI (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal, Italy (Rome), silver, by Hermenegildo Hamerani, ca. 1703.
Physical description
Medal, silver. Obv: Bust to right of Clement, wearing the berrettino, the mozzetto on his shoulders and an embroidered stole. CLEM: XI. PONT: M: A: III. Signed, HERMEN. HAMERANI. Rev: Allegorical figure of Fortitude in Roman armour, recumbent and with a lion beside him. ROBVR. AB. ASTRIS.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 36mm
Credit line
Given by Mr Michael Hall
Object history
Given by Mr Michael Hall.
Subject depicted
Summary
This medal was made at the outset of the War of the Spanish Succession. Clement tried to remain neutral and avert the war, so the medal affirms the moral strength of the papacy at a testing time. The Hamerani family dominated papal coin and medal production in Rome for nearly two centuries.
Bibliographic references
  • Miselli, Walter. Il Papata dal 1700 al 1730 attraverso le medaglie. Milan: 1997. p.55
  • Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, London, 1903-30.
Collection
Accession number
A.46-1965

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Record createdMay 4, 2005
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