Watch List notes:

Paul III (1468–1534-1549), Farnese, cast bronze medal, c. 1540, unattributed, bearded bust r., PAVLVS III PONT MAX, rev. a griffin attacked by a serpent, within laurel wreath, 60.5mm. (Pollard [2007] 437; Hill 381; Kress 381), an old cast, pierced, about very fine The griffin is the city badge of Perugia and Pollard suggests the medal was a reference to the Pope's suppression of riots against a tax on salt that had been imposed on the city. The medal has been attributed at times to Valerio Belli, Bonzagni and Cesati.

Estimate: £150-250