1084930 | ITALIAN STATES. Papal States. Clement XII. (Pontiff; 1730-1740). (1734)-V AR 1/2 Piastra. PCGS MS62. Rome. 14.89gm. CLEMENS XII – PONT M AN V. Papal tiara and crossed keys over shield or arms / FRVSTRA/ VIGILAT/ QVI/ CVSTODIT. Four-line inscription within oranate frame. KM 801; MIR 2494/2; Muntoni 21; Berman 2618.

The reverse inscription is from the Vespro reading of the Psalms in the Catholic liturgy: Feria IV - a Vespro, Psalm 1. (126. Psalter), "If the Lord doesn't watch over the city, uselessly watches over those who keep it.".


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