Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2014 NYINC Auction - Sess. A-B 10-11 January 2014
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ITALY. Bologna. "Right of Coinage" Medal, 1494.
28.3 mm; 12.6 gms. Giovanni Bentivoglio, Lord of Bologna ; Antignate (1452-1506). Kress-184; Pollard-212. Struck in bronze. By Francesco Francia (ca. 1450-1517), painter from Bologna. Bust to right, in cap coat and doublet, legend "IOANNES BENTIVOLVS II BONONIENSIS" around; Reverse: Legend in six lines "MA/ XIMILIANI/ IMPERATORIS/ MVNVS/ MCCCCLXXXX/ IIII". Reverse double struck about 40 degrees apart. No distractions to the planchet, no significant marks or blemishes to fields or portrait. Slight wear to highest points. Neatly pierced at 12 o'clock. Pleasing even dark brown patina. EXTREMELY FINE.
28.3 mm; 12.6 gms. Giovanni Bentivoglio, Lord of Bologna ; Antignate (1452-1506). Kress-184; Pollard-212. Struck in bronze. By Francesco Francia (ca. 1450-1517), painter from Bologna. Bust to right, in cap coat and doublet, legend "IOANNES BENTIVOLVS II BONONIENSIS" around; Reverse: Legend in six lines "MA/ XIMILIANI/ IMPERATORIS/ MVNVS/ MCCCCLXXXX/ IIII". Reverse double struck about 40 degrees apart. No distractions to the planchet, no significant marks or blemishes to fields or portrait. Slight wear to highest points. Neatly pierced at 12 o'clock. Pleasing even dark brown patina. EXTREMELY FINE.