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Foreign Medals - PARMA. VENERATING THE EXPLOITS OF ALESSANDRO FARNESE, 3RD DUKE OF PARMA 1572, by by G. Poggini, Italy Teenage cuirassed bust of Alessandro Farnese. Rev. Rearing horse, facing Zephyr, god of the west wind, who sends him two wings, a crown and flowers.Armand II, 265, 37.An interesting detail is that the date on reverse of the bust does not correspondent with the age of the Alessandro Farnese. Born in 1545, Farnese would have been twenty seven in 1572, while the Farnese portrait on the medal is significantly younger. AE 34 mm. 19.78 g. R Extremely fine