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Clement X
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Clement X

Girolamo Lucenti (Italian, 1625–1698)
1675
MintRome, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably silver
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 44 mm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase by exchange from the sale of duplicate coins
Accession number15.230
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "CLEMENS X·PONT·MAX·AN·IVB" and under bust "[R or K]q [RIER ]·IVC[ ]NTI". Reverse: Inscribed on frieze "DILIGIT·DNVS·PORTA·SION" and in exergue "MDCL[papal emblem]XXV".ProvenanceBy 1915, Henry Chapman; 1915, sold by Henry Chapman to the MFA for $4.00. (Accession date: April 1, 1915)