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Auction: 8019 - Ancient, English, Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 223

Joseph Maria Martelli, appointed Archbishop of Florence, 1722, cast bronze medal by Antonio Selvi, large bust of Martelli right, wearing dress of the Archbishop, signed SELVI below the bust, rev. Prudence and Truth, a stag to right, 89mm. (Mus. Mazz. II, clxxix; Rizzini 1156; VT.169), tiny neat hole at top edge, good very fine, an attractive medal Estimate £ 400-600

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