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PAUL III (October 13, 1534-November 10, 1549) |
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AE Obv.: * PAVLVS · III · PONT· MAX · AN · XVI · (beneath the bust:) J•FEDE•PARM• Bust of the pope, r., wearing zucchetto and cope. |
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Rev.: IN•VIRTVTE•TVA•SERVATI•SVMVS A stream issuing from a source at left. A unicorn dipping its horn in the stream. Serpents flee, while cattle drink unharmed. A fortress in a hills in the rear, left; a horseman with a spear ascends to fortress. Sculptor: Federico da Parma Mazio, 34. Spink 492. [a 19th century reproduction] |
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AE Obv.: * PAVLVS · III · PONT· MAX · AN · XVI · Bust of the pope, r., wearing zucchetto and cope. |
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Rev.: ΦEPNEI • ZHNOC EYPAINEI· Ganymede, pouring water from a jug onto flowers at left; Zeus' Eagle at right. Sculptor: Alessandro Cesati Mazio, 32. Spink 497. [a 19th century reproduction] |
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AE Obv.: · PAVLVS · III · PONT · OPT · MAX · AN · XVI Bust of the pope, r., wearing camauro and mozzetta. |
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Rev.: RVFINA TVSCVLO · | REST · View of the town of Tusculum, restored after the sack of Rome, by the generosity of the Farnese pope. Mazio, 53. Spink 501. |
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John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu
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