Watch List notes:

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Urban VIII. 1623-1644. AV Medal (41mm, 38.24 g, 12h). By Gaspare Mola. Dated RY 20 (AD 1643). VRBANVS • VIII • PONT • MAX • A • XX •, bust right, wearing mantum / PROPVGNACVLIS ADDITIS VRBI (With bastions added to the city), panoramic view of the Vatican fortifications incorporated into the Aurelian Wall, seen from the Villa Doria Pamphili grounds; all within wreathed border. Mazio var. (gate to left); Lincoln 1065 (for type in bronze). Light field marks, evidence of having been placed in a bezel. Superb EF.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 85 (15 September 2010), lot 1395.