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1585, Vatican, Pope Sixtus V. Copper Sesino Coin. (Damaged VF+) Bologna mint!

Mint Place: Bologna Denomination: Sesino Mint Period: 1585-1590 References: Muntoni 102. Condition: Damaged edge, lightly deformed, otherwise VF+ Diameter: 17mm    Material: Copper Weight: 0.80gm

Obverse: Bust of Pope Sixtus V right. Legend: SIXTVS . V . PONT . MAX . 

Reverse: Quartered coat-of-arms of Bologna. Legend: BONONIA . - . DOCET .

Pope Sixtus V (13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was the bishop of Rome from 24 April 1585 to his death. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where he displayed talents as a scholar and preacher, and enjoyed the patronage of Pius V, who made him a cardinal. As a cardinal, he was known as Cardinal Montalto.

As Pope, he energetically rooted out corruption and lawlessness across Rome, and launched a far-sighted rebuilding programme that continues to provoke controversy, as it involved the destruction of antiquities. The cost of these works was met by heavy taxation that caused much suffering. His foreign policy was regarded as over-ambitious, and he excommunicated both Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Henry IV of France. He is recognized as a significant figure of the Counter-Reformation.

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