102399 | ITALY. Vatican City. Pope Saint Ioannes XXIII silver Medal.
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102399 | ITALY. Vatican City. Pope Saint Ioannes XXIII silver Medal. Issued 1962/Year V. The pilgrimage to the two sanctuaries (44mm, 40.09 g, 12h). By P. Giampaoli in Rome.
IOANNES ā¢ XXIII ā¢ PONTIFEX ā¢ MAXIMVS / ANNO ā¢ V, bust right, wearing galero and stole // A ā¢ D ā¢ IV ā¢ NON ā¢ OCT ā¢ A ā¢ MCMLXII, view of the churches of Loretto and Assisi; in five lines in exergue, OECVMENICVM ā¢ CONCILIVM ā¢ VAT ā¢ II / PROXIME ā¢ CELEBRATVRVS / AD ā¢ BASILICAS / LAVRETANAM ā¢ ET ā¢ ASISIENSEM / PEREGRINATVR. Edge: Plain.
Bartolotti E394; Modesti 144; Rinaldi 157. Choice Mint State. Highly brilliant and flashy, with just a hint of peripheral color nearer the edges; some minor haze is observed, along with a few light marks upon the pope's cheek. Includes original box of issue.
Upload: 1 August 2023.