PAPAL STATES,S.Pontificio,Rome,Pius VI,Pio VI,1775-1799,AR Scudo 1780 A.VI,Rare

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PAPAL STATES,S.Pontificio,Rome,Pius VI,Pio VI,1775-1799,AR Scudo 1780 A.VI,Rare:
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PAPAL STATES
Rome Pius VI 1775-1799 Scudo 1780 A.VI

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Papal coat of arms with crossed keys and tiara (tiara is not radiant) Reverse AVXILIVM *

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Holy Mother Church, seated

Features Silver AR, size 41 mm, g. 26,4 Mint RomeGrade near Very Fine, fast Sehr Schon
good details
Ref. Cat. Munt. 17 var.I, CNI 64-65, KM# 1216 Rarity R
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Pope Pius VI(25 December1717 – 29 August 1799), bornCount Giovanni Angelo Braschi, reigned from 15 February 1775 to his death in 1799.

As pope, he condemned the French Revolutionand he was expelled from the Papal States by French troops from 1798 until his death one year later inValence. His reign is the fourth-longest in papal history.

The name of Pius VI is associated with the troubles of the French Revolution and restoration of the splendor of Rome under Pope Benedict XIV(b.1675, r.1740-1758) in the promotion of art and public works; the wordsMunificentia Pii VI. P. M.graven in all parts of the city, giving rise amongst his impoverished subjects to such satire as the insertion of a minute loaf in the hands ofPaquinwith that inscription beneath it.He is best remembered in connection with the establishment of theMuseum of the Vatican, begun at his suggestion of his predecessor and with an impractical and expensive attemptto drain the Pontine Marshes, something later successfully achieved in the 1930s by Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

The portrait in the box is one of numerous studio copies of the official portrait byPompeo Batoni

Pius VI\'s Pontificate was a tumultuous and rough one with the onset of the French Revolution, but much was accomplished through his work. In the beginning of his Pontificate, Pius was successful with silencing a group of follows of Jansenism with his bull \"Auctorem Fidei\", which reaffirmed the Church\'s stance at the topics at hand. Pius also saw the growth of Catholicism in the United States of America, therefore erecting the first American archepiscopal see, the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Pope also set the Pontifical States finances on much steadier ground after Benedict XIV did so earlier in the 18th century after constructing extravagant edifices and holding public ceremonies full of splendor and pomp. Pius VI also attempted the daring job of draining the Pontine Marshes, which he did with little success, but did successfully drain the marshes near Citta della Pieve, Perugia, and Spoleto. Pius VI also deepened and expanded the harbors of Terracina and Porto d\'Anizo, a major center of Pontifical trade. Pius was a great patron of the all the arts and humanities, for he completed the Pio-Clementine Museum and added a new sacristy to St. Peter\'s Basilica. Pius vi also restored the famous Roman Appian Way.

The earlier acts of Pius VI gave fair promise of liberal rule and reform in the corrupt administration of the Papal States. Though usually benevolent, Pius VI sometimes showed discrimination. He appointed his uncleGiovanni Carlo BandiasBishop of Imolain 1752, and then as a member of the curia, cardinal in the consistoryon 29 May 1775, but did not proffer any other members of his family. He reprimanded prince Potenziani, the governor of Rome, for failing to adequately deal with corruption in the city, appointed a council of cardinals to remedy the state of the finances and relieve the pressure of imposts, called to accountNicolò Bischifor the spending of funds intended for the purchase of grain, reduced the annual disbursements by denying pensions to many prominent people, and adopted a reward system to encourage agriculture.