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Pius XI gold "Canonization of St. Thomas Aquinas" Medal Anno II (1923) MS62 NGC, Bartolotti E-923, R.Z.-882, Cusumano-Modesti-17. 42.5mm. 52.50gm. By Aurelio Mistruzzi. An impressive and hefty specimen struck to commemorate the 6th centenary of the canonization of St. Thomas Aquinas, perhaps the greatest Christian scholar of the High Middle Ages, this bright and lustrous medal features highly mirrorlike fields with only scattered contact marks preventing a higher grade. The stunning reverse design depicts Pope John XXII (who canonized Thomas Aquinas on 18 July 1323) kneeling before St. Pius V, with Dante and St. Beatrice to his left, and St. Thomas Aquinas seated in a mandorla with an open book (like his Summa Theologica) above.
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Estimate: 3000-4000 USD
Pius XI gold "Canonization of St. Thomas Aquinas" Medal Anno II (1923) MS62 NGC, Bartolotti E-923, R.Z.-882, Cusumano-Modesti-17. 42.5mm. 52.50gm. By Aurelio Mistruzzi. An impressive and hefty specimen struck to commemorate the 6th centenary of the canonization of St. Thomas Aquinas, perhaps the greatest Christian scholar of the High Middle Ages, this bright and lustrous medal features highly mirrorlike fields with only scattered contact marks preventing a higher grade. The stunning reverse design depicts Pope John XXII (who canonized Thomas Aquinas on 18 July 1323) kneeling before St. Pius V, with Dante and St. Beatrice to his left, and St. Thomas Aquinas seated in a mandorla with an open book (like his Summa Theologica) above.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/vatican-city/vatican-city-pius-xi-gold-canonization-of-st-thomas-aquinas-medal-anno-ii-1923-ms62-ngc-/a/3088-35205.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-4000 USD