Pius II and the Canonization of St. Catherine (Pinturicchio)

 

 

 

PIUS II

(August 19, 1458 — August 15, 1464)







Pius II

AE (chased)


Obv.:


• ENAEAS PIVS SENENSIS PAPA SECVNDVS


Bust of Pius II, l., bareheaded and tonsured, wearing a cope




Peahen with young in nest


Rev.:


• ALES VT HEC CORDIS PAVI • DE SANGVINE NATOS


A peahen nursing its young in a nest.



Mazio, –.
Spink, 345-346.


 

 

March 1, 2008 9:25 PM

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