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Auction: 8019 - Ancient, English, Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 216

Pope Alexander VII, The Piazza of St Peter´s in Rome, 1657, cast bronze medal by Gaspare Mola, draped bust of Alexander right, dated 1657 on truncation, rev. panoramic view of the Piazza, 76mm. (Johnson 196/2), flan slightly buckled, better than fine, a moderate cast with an even brown patina Estimate £ 200-250 Check Provenance, Clifford 187 The Piazza was laid out after a design by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), the Italian sculptor, architect and painter (see following lot)

Sold for
£200