1086080 | ITALIAN STATES. Papal States. Julius II. (Pontiff, 1503-13). (1503-13) AV Ducat. PCGS MS63. Bologna. 3.43gm. IVLIVS • II • – PONT • MAX. Crowned coat-of-arms within quatrefoil / BONO – NI – A • – DOCET. St. Peter standing facing, head slightly right, holding keys and Gospels; shield to left and right. Fr.-332, Berman-598.


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Nephew of Sixtus IV, Julius II was known as the "Warrior Pope". He personally led the Papal troops in retaking Perugia and Bologna. A great patron of the arts, he commissioned the demolition and reconstruction of St. Peter's Basilica, and Michelangelo's work on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. .