ITALY, PAPAL STATES
Paul II (1464-1471)
Bronze medal, probably by E. Orfini, between 1466-1467, 78mm, 115g, Consistory of December 23 1466, the pope Paul II enthroned in the centre of the consitiry, surrounded by cardinals and believers, SACRVM PVBLICVM APOSTOLICVM CONCISTORIVM PAVLVS VENETV PP II, rev. Last judgement, IVSTVS ES DOMINE ET RECTVM IVDICIVM TVVM MISERERE NOSTRI DO MISERERE NOSTRI (Armand II 33, 19; Börner, 290 ; T.N. Méd.Pap. II 5L).
Notice: This medal commemorates the consistory that excommunicate King Georg Podiebrad of Bohemia.
PROVENANCE: Dupriez
Rare, later cast, very fine to extremely fine.