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Auction: 392 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NY INC
Lot: 125

Italy, Election and Enthronement of Benedict XIII, 1724, AE Medal, by E. Hamerani, BENEDICTVS XIII . PONT . MAX . A . I, drapped bust right of Pope Benedict XIII, rev. DOMINVS ILLVMINATIO . MEA, menorah and trumpets on altar, radiant dove above, ELECTVS . D . XXIX . MAII CORONAT . D . IVNII MDCCXXIV in exergue in three lines, 31mm, 12.60g (Lincoln 1712), some dimpled marks to the edges, traces of contact marking to otherwise lustrous fields, extremely fine; Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini of Bologna New acquisitions of the Capitoline Museum, AR Annual Medal, 1745, by O. Hamerani, BENEDIC . XIV . PON . M . A . V, draped bust right of Pope Benedict XIV, rev. VIRTVTI . TROPIIAEA . NOVA NON . DECENER . ADDAM, Minerva standing left with helmet, spear, square and hammer among busts and archaeological finds; Capitoline Hill and the statue of Marc'Aurelio beyond, ADDITO . IN . CAPITOLIO SAPIENTIAE . PABVLO 1745, in exergue in three lines, 37mm, 22.68g (Bartolotti E 745), heavily cleaned and contact marked, including to the edges, fine, yet scarce (2)

Estimate
$100 to $200

Starting price
$80