Tales of popes
A sanctified collection
From the first century AD to the present day, 266 bishops of Rome and subsequently popes (from the 4th century onwards) have succeeded one another as the head of the Roman Catholic Church: from Saint Peter and his keys to the Jesuit Francis, from the shortest to the longest reigns, from reforms to conflicts, from exiles to returns to Rome, tales of popes on coins.
Of these 266 figures, we have compiled for you 64 numismatic testimonies to their pontificate: bulls, ancient coins, medals, and other decorations classified in chronological order retrace here the 21 centuries of this often epic papal history.
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Painting: “A Roman church” by the AI program Midjourney (2023) (All rights reserved)
France Medal
Visite du pape Pie VII à la Monnaie des Médailles, 1805, Droz
Vatican Medal
Léon XIII, Venticinquesimo Anniversario di Pontificato, 1902
Vatican Medal
Pie X, Jeanne d'Arc, Religions & beliefs, AU(50-53), Aluminium
Vatican Medal
Le Pape Benoit XV, Religions & beliefs, MS(64), Copper-nickel
France Medal
Centenaire Lourdes, Année Jubilaire, Pie XII, 1958, AU(55-58)
Vatican Medal
Le Pape Jean XXIII, Religions & beliefs, AU(50-53), Silvered
