Benedict XIV, Pope - Quattrino 1740', St. Apollinare - Ravenna

Benedict XIV - Pope (1675-1740-1758) (Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini)

Country: Ravenna, Papal States (Italian States)
Type: Standard circulating coin
Year: Undated (1740-1758)
Value: Quattrino (0.002) 
Currency: Ravenna Scudo (1534-1835)
Metal: Copper
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Mint: Ravenna, Italy
Grade: VF/F
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑ 
References: KM# 13, MIR# 2687, Berman# 2877

Obverse:
Papal coat of arms with the tip to the right, between three pine branches and a flower. Anepigraph.

Reverse:
Figure of St. Apollinare mitred and with cope, with his head turned to the left and his right hand extended downwards towards a church with a bell tower. In the left hand, a processional cross with a single crossbar inclined. Legend starting on the left at 9:30

Lettering: S • A • - P • - RAV •

Traduction: Saint Apollinaire, P. Ravenna.

Edge:
Smooth.

Comments:
Muntoni lists over 120 varieties of this typology, sometimes differing only in the shape of the coat of arms or in minimal details in the depiction of the reverse, where the figure of St. Apollinaris becomes almost stylised. It is plausible to hypothesize that both for the obverse and for the On the other hand, there has been a progressive artistic deterioration of the engravings, and therefore the first dies are the most elaborate ones.

Referenz : KM# 13, MIR# 2687, Berman# 2877

Quelle : https://numismatica-italiana.lamoneta.it...

Sammlung : Italian States - Pre Risorgimento (1250-1861) & Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Republic (1946-date)