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Copper Coin, struck in MDCCXXVII Benedictus XIII Pont. max.

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

July 6, 1810

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 51

Additional Source Text:

The same entry recorded in December 1810 (Accessions Book, p. 58) notes "Which the Popes give to their friends."

Notes:

Pictured here is a 1 baiocco coin minted during the papacy of Benedict XIII (1649-1730), ruler of the Papal States 1724-1730.