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Auction: 390 - Renaissance Plaquettes and Commemorative Medals featuring the Neil A. Goodman Collection - e-Auction
Lot: 50

LYSIPPUS THE YOUNGER (working in Rome, 1471-1484)
Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) - Francesco della Rovere. Coronation Medal. Bronze, 41mm. SIXTVS.IIII.PONT.MAX.SACRI.CVLT, Bust left waring tiara and cope, rev. + (occluded) HEC. DAMVS INTERRIS.AETERNA DABVNTVR OLIMPO, The pope enthroned being crowned by St. Francis and St. Anthony. Armand II, 62, 3; Hill 807; Bargello I, 174. Small flaw on + of reverse inscription possibly from antique mount. Rich brown patina. An Extremely Fine early or contemporary cast. Rare. Ex Numismatica Picena Sale 6 (San Benedetto del Tronto), December 1, 2018, lot 11.
From the Neil A. Goodman Collection

Sold for
$325

Starting price
$210