ITALY, Milano (Duchi). Pietro Candido Decembrio, humanist and statesman. 1399-1477. Æ Medal (77mm, 137.9 g, 12h). By Antonio Pisano (Pisanello), circa 1395-1455. Aftercast of a circa 1447 original. Bust left, wearing biretta; to left, · P · CNADIDVS */ ANITATIS; to right, STVDIORVM · HVM/ * DECVS * / · OPVS · PISANI · PICTORIS · , open book in a rocky surface. Hill 40. Brown surfaces, slightly chased. VF.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection.