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Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 43  25 Mar 2020
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Lot 676

Estimate: 250 GBP
Price realized: 240 GBP
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A Collection of Papal Medals and Coins, Alexander VI (1431-1492-1503), Rodrigo Borgia, cast bronze medal, Roman School, sometimes attributed to Cristofano Caradosso, tonsured bust l., with embroidered stole, ALEXANDER VI PONT MAX IVST PACIS Q CVLTOR, rev. the Castel Sant'Angelo with flags flying from turrets left and right, ARCEM IN MOLE DIVI HADR INSTAVR FOSS AC PROPVGNACVLIS MVN, 55mm. (Hill, Corpus 854; Pollard, Bargello, I, 197; Weber, Bauten Roms, 192; Arm II, 63, 10; Bon. I, 115, 6; Venuti IV; Clifford 66), an old cast, edge filed and smoothed, obverse and reverse patinated and both showing signs of tooling
Believed a Foundation Medal for the new building works at the Castel Sant' Angelo.
(250-350 GBP)
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