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Issued to brothers Salamone and Giuseppe Severidi, and to Israel di Veroli and Angeo Ancona; exempt them all from wearing the yellow sign on their hats as was then required of Jewish men of the ghetto.

Auction 93 · Lot 4

Issued to brothers Salamone and Giuseppe Severidi, and to Israel di Veroli and Angeo Ancona; exempt them all from wearing the yellow sign on their hats as was then required of Jewish men of the ghetto.

Estimate
$600–$900
Hammer price
$550

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

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(ITALY).

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June

Place

Rome

Publication

1804

Description

Issued to brothers Salamone and Giuseppe Severidi, and to Israel di Veroli and Angeo Ancona; exempt them all from wearing the yellow sign on their hats as was then required of Jewish men of the ghetto. With two prolongations of the permission, one by the pro-vice gerent, and the other by the vice gerent (the high ranking cleric under the cardinal vicar who was his main executor) in May and December of 1805.

summary

This permit also allowed the named Jews to sleep outside of the ghetto so they may travel and carry out their business.
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