Iconography

PORTRAITS

Clerics / Popes / Gregory XI (Pierre Roger de Beaufort, ca.1330-1378, r. 1370-1378)

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / Loss and recovery of the Ark of the Covenant (1 Kings 4-7) / The Philistines return the Ark (1 Kings 6:11-12)
The Church / Church History / Papacy / Gregory XI / Return of the Papal See to Rome

Further details

Inscription obverse: GREGORIVS. XI. PONT. MAX; inscription reverse: ET. REVERSA. EST. IN. LOCVM. SVVM; although the image shows levites carrying the Ark, not an oxchart, it probably refers to the return of the Ark from the Philistines

Artist or creator

Saint-Urbain, Ferdinand de (1658-1738)

Date

17th century (late) - 18th century (early)

Location

London, British Museum (Dept. of Coins and Medals) (B.M. P.377.27)

Notes on photograph

Project

Corpus of Medals

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