Clement XI, Giovanni Francesco Albani of Urbino. Pope from 1700 to 1721. Election to the Pontificate. Bronze medal 1700 (Year I). Engraver Ermenegildo Hamerani. (Bronze, 52.42 mm, 57.13 g). CLEMENS XI PONT OPT MAX Bust right with tiara and cope decorated with arabesques and Albani insignia; on the shoulder cut, HERMENEGILDVS and below, HAMERANVS. Rev. FACTVS EST PRINCIPATVS SVPER HVMERVM EIVS Jesus bent, on stony ground, by the weight of the cross, ascending towards Calvary. approuching clouds in the sky. Miselli 1997, 11. Forrer II, p. 395. Lincoln 1589. Mazio 380. Extremely Fine.

Ex Tkalec May 7, 2008 part II, lot 389.

The medal refers to the humility of the Pope who, in spite of the cardinals’ wishes, refused to wear the tiara for three days. Ermenegildo Hamerani minted this medal at the age of seventeen.