Marco Mantova Benavides (1489-1582), jurisconsult.
Cast medal 1568, opus: Martino from Bergamo. ; AE (g 214,1; mm 84,5); M(ARCVS) MANTVA BENAVIDIVS PAT(AVINVS) I(VRIS) C(ONSVLTVS) ET COMES, bust with toga turned to the right, short hair and long beard. Rv. FESSVS LAMP TRADO, an ox turned to the left, crouching on grassy ground. Voltolina 580, Armand I 248,1; Toderi-Vannel 591.
Beautiful very old cast, hole obstructed and porosity of the metal.