PIUS VII

(February 15, 1800 – August 29, 1823)
Pius VII portrait










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) 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.


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.

[After the Congress of Vienna, thanks to the efforts of Eracle Card. 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.]

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



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.


 


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