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440134. Sold For $2950

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Alexander VI. 1492-1503. AR Doppio grosso (28mm, 6.52 g, 4h). Rome mint. + ALEXANDER + + VI + PONT + MAX +, crossed keys surmounted by papal tiara over coat-of-arms; all within quadrilobe / º + ACCIPE + CLAVES + RE GNI + CELORVM + º, St. Peter kneeling right, receiving keys form Christ standing left. CNI XV 41; Muntoni 15; Berman 531; Biaggi 2232. EF, toned.


Ex Peter Woodhead Collection.

Born Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja in the Valencian town of Xàtiva and nephew of Pope Calixtus III, Alexander VI found himself in many increasingly important roles within the Church, culminating in his election to the papacy in 1492 upon the death of Innocent VIII. Fathering four children from before his time as Pope, he found many roles for them to serve, even having his daughter Lucrezia step in during his absence. He issued the bull Inter Caetera, which divided newly-found territories in the Americas among Spain and Portugal by a demarcation line.