ITALY
Niccolo Piccinino of Perugia (1380-1444)
Medal, in bronze-gilt, by Pisanello, 151g, 87mm, cuirassed bust left, wearing a mortar board, NICOLAVS PICININVS VICECOMES MARCHIO CAPITANEVS MAX AC MARS ALTER, rev. griffin left with a collar inscribed PERVSIA, suckling two children, below, PISANI P OPVS, N PICININVS B BRACCHIVS (Armand I, 7, 21).
PROVENANCE: Dupriez
Later cast, very fine to extremely fine.