Pius VII, 1807, by Tommaso Mercandetti, bust left, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VIII, signed below bust, rev. EGO DOMINVS QVI SANTIFICO VOS, five saints, the trinity above, date in exergue, 40.5mm. (Bart.807; L.2036; Pat.50), about extremely fine
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Pius VII, 1807, by Tommaso Mercandetti, bust left, wearing berretta, mozzetta and stole, ANNO VIII, signed below bust, rev. EGO DOMINVS QVI SANTIFICO VOS, five saints, the trinity above, date in exergue, 40.5mm. (Bart.807; L.2036; Pat.50), about extremely fine
Lot Essay
The annual medal for 1807 celebrates the five saints cannonised by Pius VII that year, Francesco Caracciolo, Benedetto il Moro, Giacinta Marescotti, Coletta of Corbie, and Angela Merici.