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CALIXTUS III
(April 8, 1455-August 6, 1458) |
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AE 39 mm Obv.: CALIXTVS • III | PONT • MAX • Bust of the pope, l., wearing miter and cope. |
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Rev.: OMNES• REGES•SERVIENT•EI "All the kings shall be obedient to Him" (or to the Pope) [a reworking of Psalm 72. 11: et adorabunt eum omnes reges omnes gentes servient ei] The Cross, on a hill, with the papal Tiara above, and light from heaven flooding both with tongues of fire; at the left a fisherman in a boat (St. Peter), at the right another boat. Mazio, 13. Spink 342. |
February 21, 2008 2:44 PM
John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu
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