Alfonso I d'Este (1476-1534), duke of Ferrara.
Cast medal 1492, opus: : Niccolò of Forzore Spinelli(1430-1514), called Niccolò Fiorentino. Piombo (g 207,2; mm 70). ALFONSVS ESTENSIS, bust turned to the right, long hair falling over her shoulders and cap. Rv. OPVS NICOLAI FLOR E N TINI MCCCCLXXXXII, a figure (Alfonso?) in armor sitting on a victorious chariot drawn by four horses. Kress 256 (AE mm 71); Bargello 315 (AE mm 71); Hill 923; Pollard I, 226.
Very fine old cast in lead.
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