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PAPAL STATES: Martin V, 1417-1431, AE medal

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PAPAL STATES: Martin V, 1417-1431, AE medal
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PAPAL STATES: Martin V, 1417-1431, AE medal, Mazio-4; Lincoln-317, 41mm, MARTINVS V COLVMNA PONT MAX, bust right, wearing zucchetto and mantum / IUSTI INTR ABU NT PER EAM, doorway; bust above; candlestick to left and right, struck from cracked dies, About Unc. Belonging to one of the oldest and most distinguished families of Rome, Martin V saw to the end of the Western Schism, which was a near-40 year split within the Catholic Church, during which time three men each claimed to be the true Pope. Though he was a man of uprightness and moderation, he was not seen as a particularly reforming Pope.