Description: CoinWorldTV 1455-1458, Vatican, Pope Callixtus III. Bronze "Fortifications of Rome" Medal. NGC MS64 BN! Mint Place: Rome Reference: Cru.Medalles 58. Mint Year: not dated (ca. 1664) Ruler: Pope Callixtus III (1455-1458) Medallist: Girolamo Paladino (G-P, 1646-1689) Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-64 BN! Denomination: Medal - Commemorating the fortifications of Rome. Weight: ca. 36gm Material: Bronze Diameter: 40mm Obverse: Bare bust of Pope Callixtus III left, wearing mitra and mantum. Legend: CALIXTVS · III · · PONT · MAX Reverse: Bird-eye view of the fortifications of Rome with coat-of-arms of the pope on the front side and houses in background. Medallist´s initials (G-P) incorporated into the details of the house in the middle. Legend: · NE · MVLTORVM ·/ · SVERVATVR ·/ · SECVRITAS · ("Lest the security of many be undermined.") Pope Callixtus III (Italian: Callisto III, Valencian: Calixt III, Spanish: Calixto III; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alfonso de Borgia (Valencian: Alfons de Borja), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor of law at the University of Lleida; he later served as a diplomat for the kings of Aragon. He became a tutor for King Alfonso V's illegitimate son Ferdinand. After arranging a reconciliation between Alfonso and Pope Martin V, Borgia was made Bishop of Valencia. In 1444, Pope Eugene IV named him a cardinal, and Borgia became a member of the Roman Curia. During the siege of Belgrade (1456), Callixtus initiated the custom that bells be rung at midday to remind the faithful to pray for the crusaders. The tradition of the Angelus noon bell still exists in most Catholic churches to this day. He was also responsible for the retrial of Joan of Arc that saw her vindicated. He appointed two nephews as cardinals, one of whom became Pope Alexander VI. He is the last pope to date to take on the pontifical name "Callixtus".
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Denomination: Medal
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Composition: Bronze
Year: not dated (ca. 1664)
Certification Number: 5787605013
Color: BN
Grade: MS 64
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Holy See (Vatican City State)
Certification: NGC
