Lot 1354
Papel States. Rome. Innocent XIII (1721-1724). Silver Medal, 1721. On his election. Bust right, vested and wearing the tiara, leg: INNOC XIII PONT MAX, Reverse; A rock with a church built on it in the middle of the sea; in the sky the archangel Michael watches over the church, on earth the allegorically depicted Ekklesia designates the new pope as a guardian against dangers, on the right leaving the picture one can see fleeing "heretics" whose torchbearers unmask them as religious arsonists, 42 mm, 30.47g, by GW Vestner (Miselli 152; Wurzb. 3879). Proof-like fields with light tone. In NGC holder graded Unc Details (Cleaned). Estimated Value $500 - UP
NGC Certification Number 6268030-001; Ex Gorny 230, 3/2015, lot 3694, Peter Corcoran Collection.
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