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Spain   1786 DV  Half Escudo  Madrid Mint  Bust of Charles III
Charles was a thorough despot of the benevolent order, and had been deeply offended by the real or suspected share of the Jesuits in the riot of 1766. He therefore consented to the expulsion of the order, and was then the main advocate for its suppression. His quarrel with the Jesuits, and the recollection of some disputes with the Pope he had had when King of Naples turned him towards a general policy of restriction of what he saw as the overgrown power of the Church. The number of reputedly idle clergy, and more particularly of the monastic orders, was reduced, and the Spanish Inquisition, though not abolished, was rendered torpid.
Very nice vf with orange toning.........$425.00

     

  Venice  1414-1423   Ducat   Doge Thomas Mocenigo kneeling before San Marco, Christ on reverse.
Tommaso Mocenigo (1343-1423) was doge of Venice between 1414 and 1423.
He commanded the crusading fleet in the expedition to Nicopolis in 1396, and also won battles against the Genoese. While he was Venetian ambassador at Cremona he was elected doge (1414), and he escaped in secret, fearing that he might be held a prisoner by Gabrino Fondolo, tyrant of that city. He made peace with the Turkish sultan, but when hostilities broke out afresh his fleet defeated that of the Turks at Gallipoli. During his reign the patriarch of Aquileia was forced to cede his territories to the republic (1420), which also acquired Friuli and Dalmatia.
Tommaso greatly encouraged commerce, reconstructed the ducal palace and commenced the library. He was the doge until his death..
very fine, no problems, just a little wear...............$725.00

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