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Notes from Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins - "During many
centuries prior to the formation of the unified Kingdom of Italy, when Italy was
divided into numerous independent papal and ducal states, the Popes held
temporal sovereignty over an area in central Italy comprising some 17,000 sq.
mi. (44,030 sq. km.) including the city of Rome. At the time of the general
unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia, 1861, the papal dominions
beyond Rome were acquired by that kingdom, diminishing the Pope's sovereignty to
Rome and its environs. In 1870, while France's opposition to papal dispossession
was neutralized by its was with Prussia, the Italian army seized weakly defended
Rome and made it the capital of Italy, thereby abrogating the last vestige of
papal temporal power. In 1871, the Italian Parliament enacted the Law of
Guarantees, which guaranteed a special status for the Vatican area, and
spiritual freedom and a generous income for the Pope. Pope Pius IX and his
successors adamantly refused to acknowledge the validity of these laws and
voluntarily "imprisoned" themselves in the Vatican. The impasse
between State and Church lasted until the signing of the Lateran Treaty, Feb.
11, 1929, by which Italy recognized the sovereignty and independence of the new
Vatican City state."
The following table is based on information in Allen G. Berman's reference
"Papal Coins", 1991, Attic Books Ltd., 255 pages with 77 plates,
information from Wikipedia
and the official Vatican website.
The term "Antipope"
is given to a person who claims to be Pope, against the recognition of the
person named by the Roman Catholic Church as Pope. During some periods in
history, it is not always clear who is the recognized Pope and who is the
Antipope. Even in the Annuario Pontificio, Pope Leo VIII (963-965) and Pope
Sylvester III (1045) are noted as uncertain. Note that people claiming to be
Pope, but with few followers (such as the modern Sedevacantists) are not
included in this list. The last "official" Antipope was Felix V
(1439-1449).
| Pontiff |
Personal Name (if known) |
Date |
Coin Denominations (may
include multiples or fractions) |
Notes
|
| St. Peter |
-- |
c. 41 - c. 67 |
-- |
|
| St. Linus |
-- |
c. 67 - c. 79 |
-- |
|
| St. Anacletus or Cletus |
-- |
c. 79 - c. 91 |
-- |
|
| St. Clement I |
-- |
c. 91 - c. 100 |
-- |
|
| St. Evaristus |
-- |
c. 100 - c. 107 |
-- |
|
| St. Alexander I |
-- |
c. 107 - c. 116 |
-- |
|
| St. Sixtus I |
-- |
c. 116 - c. 125 |
-- |
|
| St. Telesphorus |
-- |
c. 125 - c. 136 |
-- |
|
| St. Hyginus |
-- |
c. 136 - c. 140 |
-- |
|
| St. Pius I |
-- |
c. 140 - c. 154 |
-- |
|
| St. Anicetus |
-- |
c. 154 - 165 |
-- |
|
| St. Soter |
-- |
165 - 174 |
-- |
|
| St. Eleutherius |
-- |
174 - 189 |
-- |
|
| St. Victor I |
-- |
189 - 198 |
-- |
|
| St. Zephyrinus |
-- |
198 - 217 |
-- |
|
| St. Calixtus |
-- |
217 - 222 |
-- |
|
| Antipope St. Hippolytus |
-- |
217 - 325 |
-- |
|
| St. Urban I |
-- |
222 - 230 |
-- |
|
| St. Pontian |
-- |
230 - 235 |
-- |
|
| St. Anterus |
-- |
235 - 236 |
-- |
|
| St. Fabian |
-- |
236 - 250 |
-- |
|
| St. Cornelius |
-- |
251 - 253 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Novatian |
-- |
251 - 258 |
-- |
|
| St. Lucius I |
-- |
253 - 254 |
-- |
|
| St. Stephen I |
-- |
254 - 257 |
-- |
|
| St. Sixtus II |
-- |
257 - 258 |
-- |
|
| St. Dionysus |
-- |
258 - 268 |
-- |
|
| St. Felix I |
-- |
268 - 274 |
-- |
|
| St. Eutychian |
-- |
274 - 283 |
-- |
|
| St. Caius |
-- |
282 - 296 |
-- |
|
| St. Marcellinus |
-- |
296 - 304 |
-- |
|
| Sede Vacante ? |
-- |
304 - 308 |
-- |
|
| St. Marcellus I |
-- |
308 - 309 |
-- |
|
| St. Eusebius |
-- |
310 |
-- |
|
| St. Militiades or Melchiades |
-- |
311 - 314 |
-- |
|
| St. Sylvester I |
-- |
314 - 335 |
-- |
|
| St. Mark |
-- |
336 |
-- |
|
| St. Julius I, Rusticus |
-- |
337 - 352 |
-- |
|
| Liberius |
-- |
352 - 366 |
-- |
|
| Antipope St. Felix II |
-- |
355 - 365 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Ursinus |
-- |
366 - 367 |
-- |
|
| St. Damasus I |
-- |
366 - 384 |
-- |
|
| St. Siricius |
-- |
384 - 389 |
-- |
|
| St. Anastasius I |
-- |
399 - 401 |
-- |
|
| St. Innocent I |
-- |
401 - 417 |
-- |
|
| St. Zosimus |
-- |
417 - 418 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Eulalius |
-- |
418 - 419 |
-- |
|
| St. Boniface I |
-- |
418 - 422 |
-- |
|
| St. Celestine |
-- |
422 - 432 |
-- |
|
| St. Sixtus III |
-- |
432 - 440 |
-- |
|
| St. Leo I the Great |
-- |
440 - 461 |
-- |
|
| St. Hilary |
-- |
461 - 468 |
-- |
|
| St. Simplicius |
-- |
468 - 483 |
-- |
|
| St. Felix III (II) |
-- |
483 - 492 |
-- |
|
| St. Gelasius I |
-- |
492 - 496 |
-- |
|
| Anastasius II |
-- |
496 - 498 |
-- |
|
| St. Symmachus |
-- |
498 - 514 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Laurentius |
-- |
498 - 505 |
-- |
|
| St. Hormisdas |
-- |
514 - 523 |
-- |
|
| St. John I |
-- |
523 - 526 |
-- |
|
| St. Felix IV (III) |
-- |
526 - 530 |
-- |
|
| Boniface II |
-- |
530 - 532 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Dioscorus |
-- |
530 |
-- |
|
| John II |
-- |
532 - 535 |
-- |
|
| St. Agapitus I |
-- |
535 - 536 |
-- |
|
| St. Silverius |
-- |
536 - 537 |
-- |
|
| Vigilius |
-- |
537 - 555 |
-- |
|
| Pelagius I |
-- |
556 - 561 |
-- |
|
| John III |
-- |
561 - 574 |
-- |
|
| Benedict I |
-- |
575 - 579 |
-- |
|
| Pelagius II |
-- |
579 - 590 |
-- |
|
| St. Gregory the Great |
-- |
590 - 604 |
-- |
|
| Sabinian |
-- |
604 - 606 |
-- |
|
| Boniface III |
-- |
607 |
-- |
|
| St. Boniface IV |
-- |
608 - 615 |
-- |
|
| St. Adeodatus I |
-- |
615 - 618 |
-- |
|
| Boniface V |
-- |
619 - 625 |
-- |
|
| Honorius I |
-- |
625 - 638 |
-- |
|
| Severinus |
-- |
638 - 640 |
-- |
|
| John IV |
-- |
640 - 642 |
-- |
|
| Theodore I |
-- |
642 - 649 |
-- |
|
| St. Martin I |
-- |
649 - 653 |
-- |
|
| St. Eugene I |
-- |
654 - 657 |
-- |
|
| St. Vitalian |
-- |
657 - 672 |
-- |
|
| Adeodatus II |
-- |
672 - 676 |
-- |
|
| Donus |
-- |
676 - 678 |
-- |
|
| St. Agatho |
-- |
678 - 681 |
-- |
|
| St. Leo II |
-- |
682 - 683 |
-- |
|
| St. Benedict II |
-- |
683 - 685 |
-- |
|
| John V |
-- |
685 - 686 |
-- |
|
| Conon |
-- |
686 - 687 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Paschal I |
-- |
687 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Theodorus |
-- |
687 |
-- |
|
| St. Sergius I |
-- |
687 - 701 |
-- |
|
| John VI |
-- |
701 - 705 |
-- |
|
| John VII |
-- |
705 - 707 |
-- |
|
| Sisinnius |
-- |
708 |
-- |
|
| Constantine I |
-- |
708 - 715 |
-- |
|
| St. Gregory II |
Savelli |
715 - 731 |
-- |
|
| St. Gregory III |
-- |
731 - 741 |
AR Eighth Siliqua/30 Nummi; AE Tessera |
|
| St. Zacharias |
-- |
741 - 752 |
AR Eighth Siliqua/30 Nummi; AE Tessera |
|
| Stephen II |
-- |
752 |
-- |
|
| St. Stephen III (II) |
-- |
752 - 757 |
AR Eighth Siliqua/30 Nummi |
|
| St. Paul I |
-- |
757 - 767 |
AR Eighth Siliqua/30 Nummi |
|
| Antipope Constantine II |
-- |
767 - 768 |
None known |
|
| Philip |
-- |
768 |
None known |
|
| Stephen IV (III) |
-- |
768 - 772 |
AR Eighth Siliqua/30 Nummi |
|
| Hadrian I |
-- |
772 - 795 |
AR Denaro |
|
| St. Leo III |
-- |
795 - 816 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Stephen V (IV) |
-- |
816 - 817 |
AR Denaro |
|
| St. Paschal I |
-- |
817 - 824 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Eugene II |
-- |
824 - 827 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Valentine |
-- |
827 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Gregory IV |
-- |
827 - 844 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Antipope John |
-- |
844 |
None known |
|
| Sergius II |
-- |
844 - 847 |
AR Denaro |
|
| St. Leo IV |
-- |
847 - 855 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Benedict III |
-- |
855 - 858 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Antipope Anastasius |
-- |
855 |
None known |
|
| St. Nicolas I |
-- |
858 - 867 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Hadrian II |
-- |
867 - 872 |
AR Denaro |
|
| John VIII |
-- |
872 - 882 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Marinus I |
-- |
882 - 884 |
AR Denaro |
|
| St. Hadrian III |
-- |
884 - 885 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Stephen VI (V) |
-- |
885 - 891 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Formosus |
-- |
891 - 896 |
AR Denaro |
Accused
at Cadaver Synod |
| Boniface VI |
-- |
896 |
None known |
|
| Stephen VII (VI) |
-- |
896 - 897 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Romanus |
-- |
897 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Theodore II |
-- |
897 |
AR Denaro |
|
| John IX |
-- |
898 - 900 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Benedict IV |
-- |
900 - 903 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Leo V |
-- |
903 |
None known |
|
| Antipope Christopher |
-- |
903 - 904 |
No authentic examples known
- all known examples suspected to be counterfeit |
Became Pope by forcibly
removing Leo V. Considered a legitimate Pope until erased in the 20th
century from the Annuario Pontificio |
| Sergius III |
-- |
904 - 911 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Anastasius III |
-- |
911 - 913 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Lando |
-- |
913 - 914 |
None known |
|
| John X |
-- |
914 - 928 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Leo VI |
-- |
928 |
None known |
|
| Stephen VIII (VII) |
-- |
928 - 931 |
AR Denaro |
|
| John XI |
-- |
931 - 935 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Leo VII |
-- |
936 - 939 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Stephen IX (VIII) |
-- |
939 - 942 |
None known |
|
| Marinus II |
-- |
942 - 946 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Agapitus II |
-- |
946 - 955 |
AR Denaro |
|
| John XII |
-- |
955 - 964 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Leo VIII |
-- |
964 - 965 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Benedict V |
-- |
964 |
AR Denaro |
|
| John XIII |
-- |
965 - 972 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Benedict VI |
-- |
973 - 974 |
AR Denaro |
|
| Benedict VII |
-- |
974 - 983 |
AR Denaro |
|
| John XIV |
-- |
983 - 984 |
No known Papal issues from 983 - 1294,
however, the Roman Senate issued anonymous coinage in the 12th-14th
centuries and are listed in the Berman reference |
|
| Antipope Boniface VII |
-- |
984 - 985 |
-- |
|
| John XV |
-- |
985 - 996 |
-- |
|
| Gregory V |
-- |
996 - 999 |
-- |
|
| Antipope John XVI |
-- |
997 - 998 |
-- |
|
| Sylvester II |
-- |
999 - 1003 |
-- |
|
| John XVII |
-- |
1003 |
-- |
|
| John XVIII |
-- |
1003 - 1009 |
-- |
|
| Sergius IV |
-- |
1009 - 1012 |
-- |
|
| Benedict VIII |
-- |
1012 - 1024 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Gregory VI |
-- |
1012 |
-- |
|
| John XIX |
-- |
1024 - 1032 |
-- |
|
| Benedict IX |
-- |
1032 - 1044 |
-- |
|
| Silvester III |
John Ottaviani of Crescenzi |
1044 - 1045 |
-- |
Considered an Antipope by some, but is listed
as a Pope by the Vatican |
| Benedict IX |
-- |
1045 |
-- |
|
| Gregory VI |
-- |
1045 - 1046 |
-- |
|
| Clement II |
-- |
1046 - 1047 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Benedict IX |
-- |
1047 - 1048 |
-- |
|
| Damascus II |
Poppo |
1048 |
-- |
|
| St. Leo IX |
-- |
1049 - 1054 |
-- |
|
| Victor II |
-- |
1055 - 1057 |
-- |
|
| Stephen X (IX) |
-- |
1057 - 1058 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Benedict X |
-- |
1058 - 1059 |
-- |
|
| Nicolas II |
-- |
1058 - 1061 |
-- |
|
| Alexander II |
di Badagio |
1061 - 1073 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Honorius II |
-- |
1061 - 1064 |
-- |
|
| St. Gregory VII |
Hildebrand |
1073 - 1085 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Clement III |
-- |
1080 - 1100 |
-- |
|
| Blessed Victor III |
-- |
1087 |
-- |
|
| Blessed Urban II |
-- |
1088 - 1099 |
-- |
|
| Paschal II |
-- |
1099 - 1118 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Theodoric |
-- |
1100 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Adalbert |
-- |
1102 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Sylvester IV |
-- |
1105 - 1111 |
-- |
|
| Gelasius II |
-- |
1118 - 1119 |
-- |
|
| Calixtus II |
-- |
1119 - 1124 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Gregory VIII |
-- |
1118 - 1121 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Celestine |
-- |
1124 |
-- |
|
| Honorius II |
-- |
1124 - 1130 |
-- |
|
| Innocent II |
-- |
1130 - 1143 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Anacletus II |
-- |
1130 - 1138 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Victor IV |
-- |
1138 |
-- |
|
| Celestine II |
-- |
1143 - 1144 |
-- |
|
| Lucius II |
-- |
1144 - 1145 |
-- |
|
| Blessed Eugene III |
Pignatelli |
1145 - 1153 |
-- |
|
| Anastasius IV |
-- |
1153 - 1154 |
-- |
|
| Hadrian IV |
Breakspear |
1154 - 1159 |
-- |
|
| Alexander III |
Bandinelli |
1159 - 1181 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Victor IV |
Ottaviano |
1159 - 1164 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Paschal III |
-- |
1164 - 1168 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Calixtus III |
-- |
1168 - 1178 |
-- |
|
| Antipope Innocent III |
-- |
1178 - 1180 |
-- |
|
| Lucius III |
Allucingoli |
1181 - 1185 |
-- |
|
| Urban III |
Crivelli |
1185 - 1187 |
-- |
|
| Gregory VIII |
Morra |
1187 |
-- |
|
| Clement III |
Scolari |
1187 - 1191 |
-- |
|
| Celestine III |
Boboni |
1191 - 1198 |
-- |
|
| Innocent III |
Conti |
1198 - 1216 |
-- |
|
| Honorius III |
Savelli |
1216 - 1227 |
-- |
|
| Gregory IX |
Ugolino |
1227 - 1241 |
-- |
|
| Celestine IV |
Castiglione |
1241 |
-- |
|
| Innocent IV |
Fieschi |
1243 - 1254 |
-- |
|
| Alexander IV |
Conti |
1254 - 1261 |
-- |
|
| Urban IV |
Pantaleon |
1261 - 1264 |
-- |
|
| Clement IV |
Foulques |
1265 - 1268 |
-- |
|
| Sede Vacante |
|
1268 - 1271 |
AR Grosso Paparino; Billon
Denaro Paparino |
Restored Papel coinage issued |
| Gregory X |
Visconti |
1271 - 1276 |
-- |
|
| Blessed Innocent V |
-- |
1276 |
-- |
|
| Hadrian V |
Fieschi |
1276 |
-- |
|
| John XXI |
Hispanus |
1276 - 1277 |
-- |
|
