PIUS VII



(February 15, 1800 – August 29, 1823)

 Pius VII portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence





Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1801 Æ


Obv.:

PIVS VII P • M • AN II


Bust of the pope, l., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and stole.


(beneath bust:) G • HAMERANI
Holy Spirit, Papal Tiara, Keys of St. Peter

Rev.:

INEVNTE • PONTIFICATVM SOLEMNITER


Papal tiara, with Keys of Peter entwined with flabellae of the tiara; the radiated Holy Spirit above.



Engraver: Gioacchimo Hamerani
Spink, 2003-2005.

 

Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1801 Æ


Obv.:

PIVS • VII | PONT • MAX


Bust of the pope, r., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and stole.


(beneath bust:) T • MERCANDETTI •F •R

Heads of Sts. Peter and Paul, 1804

Rev.:


FVNDAMENTA • FIDEI

(in exergue:) • MDCCCIV •

Busts of St. Peter and St. Paul, with haloes, facing each other.

(beneath bust of St. Peter:) T • M • F


Engraver: Tommaso Mercandetti
Mazio, 545
Spink, 2008.


Restrike. Reverse die broken at left rim, from 7:00-9:00



Pius VII (Chiaramonte) Æ


Obv.:

PIVS VII P. M. HOS | PES NEAPOLIONIS IMP.

(Beneath bust:) DENON | AN XIII

Bust of the pope, r., wearing Tiara and cope.


[Denon was chief engraver at the State Mint in Paris, and Napoleon I's director of state museums. Year 13 is calculated by the calendar of the First French Republic]
Notre Dame, Paris Rev.:

IMPERATOR | SACRATVS

Monogram: MA(ria)

In exergue: PARISIIS · II · DEC · MDCCCIV | XI · FRIM · AN · XIII · |

Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris.


[Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor, December 2, 1804]


Spink, 2020.

A. F. Artaud de Montor, Histoire du Pie VII  Tome II   3ème ed (Paris 1839) 146-160.


Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1801 Æ

Obv.:

PIVS VII | P • M • AN • IV


Bust of the pope, l., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and stole.


(beneath bust:) I • HAMERANI
Portrait of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Rev.:



MONETA RESTITVTA

(in exergue:) MDCCCIII


Helmeted allegorical figure, scales in left hand, cornucopia over hight shoulder.

 


Mazio, 542.
Spink, 2011.

 

Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1801 Æ

Obv.:

PIVS VII P • M • AN • V


Bust of the pope, l., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and stole.


(beneath bust:) G • HAMERANI
Portrait of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Rev.:



CAVSA • NOSTRAE • LAETITIAE •


Portrait of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with halo.

(beneath bust:) G • HAMERANI

 


Engraver: G. Hamerani
Mazio, 544.
Spink, 2013.

 

Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1801 Æ


Obv.:

PIVS VII P•M• AN • VII


Bust of the pope, l., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and stole.


(beneath bust:) G • HAMERANI
Allegorical figure of Plenty

Rev.:


SALINÆ • TARQVIN • INSTITVTAE •


Allegorical figure of Plenty, standing to left, carrying cornucopia in left arm. Commemoration of the opening of the salt pans near Tarquinia in Tuscany.

 

 

Engraver: G. Hamerani
Mazio, 547.
Spink, 2032.

 

Pius VII (Chiaramonte) Æ




Obv.:

PIVS VII P. M. HOS | PES NEAPOLIONIS IMP.

(Beneath bust:) DENON | AN XIII

Bust of the pope, r., wearing Tiara and cope.
Notre Dame, Paris Rev.:

EN JANVIER MDCCCV | S.S. PIE VII A VISITÉ | LA MONNAIE | DES MÉDAILLES.



Inscription in field, Ombrellone above, crossed keys below, tied by cords.


[In January, 1805, Pius VII was the unwilling "guest" of the Emperor Napoleon in Paris. E. Pistolesi, Vita del Sommo Pontefice Pio VII (Roma 1824) pp. 220-221.]


Spink, 2016.



Pius VII (Chiaramonte)

Æ




Obv.:

RENOVATVM PRODIGIVM

(in exergue:) T. MERCANDETTI F. ROMA | MDCCCXV


St. Peter delivered from prison by an angel.
Inscription recording the return of Pius VII to Rome from exile in France

Rev.:

POPVLO CHRISTIANO | PLAVDENTE | PIVS VII P.M. | PONTIFICIO SOLIO RESTITVTVS | ROMAM INGREDITVR | DIE XXIV MAII | MDCCCXIV



Inscription in field, head above, monogram below.


[On May 24, 1814, Pius VII returned to Rome after being in exile since 1809.]


Mazio, reverse of 551, obverse of 552.
Spink, 2045-2048.






Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1816 AG




Obv.:

PIVS SEPTIMVS .PONT. M AX. ANNO .XVII



Bust of the pope, r., wearing Tiara and cope.
Allegorical figures of cities of Italy, returned to papal control by the Congress of Vienna. Rev.:

(Inscription in exergue:)
BONONIA.FERRARIA.AEMILIA | PICENO BENEVENTO RAVENNATE | PONTIFICI POTESTATI | RESTITVTIS | A.D.MDCCCXV | BRANDT


Group of six allegorical female figures, each dressed in regional costume; Inscription in exergue, Ombrellone above, crossed keys below, tied by cords.



Mazio, 557.
Spink, 2054. [cf. 2051 of Anno XV]


[After the Congress of Vienna, thanks to the efforts of Ercolele Cardinal Consalvi, the Papal States were able to recover many of the territories in Italy which had been stripped from papal control by French armies and Napoleon.]



Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1820 Æ

Obv.:

PIVS · VII · PONTIFEX · MAXIMUS · ANN · XXI


(Beneath bust:) T · MERCANDETTI · ROMAE


Bust of the pope, l., wearing tiara (triregnum) and cope.
Wreath with inscription

Rev.:

ACADEMIIS | ARCHIGYMNASII | · ROMANI

Wreath, with inscription

 



Mazio, 565.
Spink, 2071.

 

Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1821 Æ

Obv.:

PIVS · VII · PONT · MAX · ANNO · XXII


(Beneath bust:) T · MERCANDETTI · MDCCCXXI


Bust of the pope, r., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta and stole.
Exhumation of the body of Saint Francis of Assissi Rev.:

S · FRANCISCI · SEPVLCRVM · GLORIOSVM


In exergue: MDCCCXVIII (and the monogram TM)

The tomb of St. Francis of Assisi, a cardinal standing at the right, supervising the opening of the tomb.



Mazio, 567.
Spink, 2076.

 

Pius VII (Chiaramonte), 1823 Æ

Obv.:

PIVS · VII · PONT · MAX · ANN · XXIIII


(Beneath bust:) T · MERCANDETTI | F ROMAE · MDCCCXXI


Bust of the pope, l., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta and stole.
Christ washing the feet of a disciple Rev.:

TV · DOMINVS · ET · MAGISTER

In exergue: EXEMPL(um) DED(i) } VOBIS

Christ, with a halo, kneeling, washing the feet of a disciple, seated at left, in a basin.

John 13:13-15 vos vocatis me magister et Domine et bene dicitis sum etenim. si ergo ego lavi vestros pedes Dominus et magister et vos debetis alter alterius lavare pedes. exemplum enim dedi vobis ut quemadmodum ego feci vobis ita et vos faciatis

Mazio, 570.
Spink, 2088.




January 17, 2010 3:50 PM

John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional
Valid CSS!

 

| Home | | Papal Portraits Home | | Medals Bibliography | | Other Conclaves | | Conclave Bibliography |