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Old 01-21-2010, 12:05 AM
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Default Bulla (Papal seal) Pope Innocent IV (1243-1254)

A few years ago I found near the dutch city of Utrecht this lead seal. It was used on documents (bulls) from the Vatican. On the front there is the name of the pope:
INNO
CENTIVS
PP IIII

Innocent Papa Patria IV


On the other side there are 2 heads of Saint Paul and Saint Peter with the letters SPASPE (Sanctus Paulus Apostulus Sanctus Petrus Episcopus). The diameter is 38 mm or 1,5 inch.



Pope Innocent IV sent several bulls to the catholic world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_papal_bulls

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Old 01-21-2010, 12:48 AM
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Thumbs up Nice!!

That is a nice find ,could be worth some$$$: ??Any way nice relic HH
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One of the coolest finds on here... just awesome!

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Wow! that is off the hook! Congrats on that find. That is really special. congrats

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A super find. Congrats.

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Unbelievable find... how could you even put a price on that when it comes to papal history! Wow!

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A truly amazing find, ex_libris! Thanks for sharing.

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