Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 46 23 Jul 2020
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Commemorative Medals, Italy, Vatican, Clement XI (1649–1700-1721), Giovanni Francesco Albani, the raising of the Colonna di Antonino Pio, bronze annual medal, Year 7 [1707], by Ermenegildo Hamerani, bust r., in tiara, rev. view of the scaffold around the column, DEO SACRA RESVRGET, 39.5mm. (Linc.1631; Weber 258; Roma 159; Bartolotti 707), extremely fine
The much-broken Antonine Column had been discovered by Francesco Fontana in 1703. Although the base was restored, the column was never raised. Eventually Pius VI ordered that rare Egyptian red granite should be used to repair the Obelisco di Montecitorio, which had been found in 1748. The column's much-restored base is in the Vatican Museum.
(100-140 GBP)
The much-broken Antonine Column had been discovered by Francesco Fontana in 1703. Although the base was restored, the column was never raised. Eventually Pius VI ordered that rare Egyptian red granite should be used to repair the Obelisco di Montecitorio, which had been found in 1748. The column's much-restored base is in the Vatican Museum.
(100-140 GBP)