Papal States, Pope Pius VII, Copper Baiocco - 1801 - Papal States, Italy

Includes glass top leatherette display box. Origin: The Papal States were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula that were under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope, from the 8th century until 1870. Authority: Pope Pius VII Date: 1801 Denomination: AE (copper) 1 Baiocco Mint: Rome, Italy Size: 34 mm Obverse: SACROSAN·BASILCÆ·LATERANEN·POSSESS· BAIOCCO (Taken possession of the sacred Basilica of the Lateran) - Papal shield with denomination below and surrounded by legend. Reverse: PIVS SEPTIMVS PONTIFEX MAXIMVS MDCCCI (Pius The Seventh Supreme Pontiff 1801) - Title of Pius above date in Roman letters. All purchases include a Certificate of Authenticity. You will receive the exact item in the photos.