The Golden Days of the Renaissance in Rome, From the Pontificate of Julius Ii to That of Paul Iii
The Golden Days of the Renaissance in Rome, From the Pontificate of Julius Ii to That of Paul Iii
Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo, 1847-1929
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One of the great drawbacks in commercial enterprises^ and at the same time one of the great advantages to bankers, was the variety of coins having legal value in Rome, or tolerated there. Monetary transactions were carried on pro- miscuously in florins, ducats, scudi, testoni, corone, crazie, morapesini, carlini, giulii, etc., the exchange for which varied in different cities. This state of things was but nat- ural in Rome, the lazy indigent, to the support of which the whole world was wont to ...contribute. The yearly re- ceipts of the Dateria Apostolica alone (for collation of ecclesiastical benefices, and for matrimonial dispensations) amounted to $350,000, not to speak of the contributions for the jubilees, which may be valued at two millions for each period of twenty-five years. These oblations, the Peter's pence included, came from every corner of the earth ; hence the necessity for the dwellers in the Con- trada dei Banchi to keep themselves acquainted with their respective values, and with the fluctuations of the interna- Digitized by Google AGOSTINO CHIGI '' IL MAGNIFICO'* 301 tional and interprovincial markets.
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