PAPAL BULLA
of Pope Innocent IV (1243--1254),
AV: three-line inscription: INNOCENTIUS PP IIII,
RV: the heads of S. Peter and S. Paul,
lead. 40 mm in diameter.

245 EUR

Papal bullae were used for the attachment and sealing to official
documents. Having been issued under each pope, they form a
series of their own, but being in lead early examples are difficult to
find in good condition. Innocent IV served as pope 1243-1254.