ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Innocent XII. 1691-1700. AR Half Piastra (38mm, 15.74 g, 12h). Commemorating the Treaty of Ryswick. Rome mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 1697/8).

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ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Innocent XII. 1691-1700. AR Half Piastra (38mm, 15.74 g, 12h). Commemorating the Treaty of Ryswick. Rome mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 1697/8). Bust right, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and mantum / Noah’s Ark resting on high ground of Ararat. MIR 2139/1; Muntoni 28; Bermam 2235; KM 607. Toned. VF.

From the DMS Collection, purchased from Pegasi.

This type commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ryswick, which ended the War of the Grand Alliance (1688-1697). This wide-ranging conflict was an attempt by the “Grand Alliance” – composed of the Holy Roman Empire, the German states, Sweden, Spain, and the Dutch Republic – to check the growing power of France under the expansionist Louis XIV. During the conflict, the papacy supported the Grand Alliance. Noah’s ark comes to rest on Mt. Ararat as the flood waters, signifying war, or perhaps France, recede.

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