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Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1847

Italy, Gianfrancesco Enzola of Parma, Cast and Signed Bronze Medal, 1456, Francesco I 'Sforza', 4th Duke of Milan (1401-1466), FR . SFORTIA VICECOMES . MLI . DVX IIII BELLI PATER ET . PACIS AV . TOR MCCCCLVI, armoured bust right, dividing V F, rev. . IO . FR . ENZOLAE . . PARMENSIS . OPVS ., greyhound seated under a tree, hand issuing from the clouds reaches to touch it, 42mm, 47.08g (Hill, Corpus 281; Arm I, 44/6; Kress 92; Bargello 71 and 71a), some softness to the higher points of the central devices, otherwise with a uniform dark brown surfaces, good very fine later cast

Provenance

The "Estafefette No. 21" Collection of Ancient, English and World Coins

Sotheby's, 23 May 1988, lot 15, 'dark brown patina, a very fine but later cast

Vicomte de Jonghe Collection, Schulman, 24 November 1936, lot 14

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