Urban VIII, Maffeo Barberini of Florence. Pope from 1623 to 1644. Restoration of the Baptistry in the Basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano. Bronze annual medal 1637 Year XIIII. By Gaspare Mola. (Bronze, 42.04 mm, 25.06 g). VRBANVS VIII PON MAX A XIIII Bare-headed bust right with cope decorated with arabesques; below the bust, GASP MOL. Rev. ORNATO CONST LAVACRO ET INSTAVRATO Interior of the Baptistry of Constantine in the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano; in exergue, ROMAE. Miselli 2003, 289. Bartolotti 1967, p. 37. Modesti 2007, 104 var. (different cope). Late cast. Extremely Fine. Ex Tkalec, May 7, 2008 part II, lot 226. The Baptistry, which is thought to have been founded by emperor Constantine, was for centuries the only baptismal font in Rome and underwent various renovations over the centuries.