Italy, Kingdom. Vittorio Emanuele III AR Medal. Designs by G. Romagnoli, 1930. Commemorating bimillennium of Virgil's death. • SALVE• MAGNA• PARENS• FRVGVM• SATVRNIA• TELLVS• MAGNA• VIRVM•, Virgil seated on throne facing three-quarters to left, being crowned by female flying to right above; Roma standing holding shield and spear behind, allegories of fertility and pastoralism to left, G• ROMAGNOLI below / TV• REGERE• IMPERIO• POPVLOS• ROMANE• MEMENTO, elderly Anchises wearing cloak standing to left, pointing to horizon, with Aeneas wearing tunic and cuirass, and holding spear and shield, standing on a hillock facing the glorious figures of the Roman Empire standing before him en masse; VOTA• BIS• MILLESIMA• FELICITER• MCMXXX• A• VIII• E• F in three lines below. Hallmarked Z.986. Casolari, VIII, 85. 237.08g, 82mm, 12h.
Mint State.
From the Vitangelo Collection, collector's ticket included.