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Lot 701: Italy. Pope Pius IX. 2609 AUC (1856). Æ medal.
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 28 (Auction 338)
- Sold Winning Bid: $100
- 6 Bid(s)
Description
Italy. Pope Pius IX. 2609 AUC (1856). Æ medal (45 mm, 38.74 g). ALTERIVS SIC ALTERA / POSCIT OPEM in two lines in exergue, The river god Tiber reclining right beneath trees; before him, the Capitoline she-wolf suckling the city founders, Romulus and Remus, in the section ALTERIVS SIC ALTERA - POSCIT OPEM / NICOLAVS / CAVALIERI.SAN-BERTOLO / ACAD. TIBERINAE / PRAESIS / A. AB. ACAD. INST. XLV. / V. C. MMDCIX. Nice deep brown patina. Extremely fine.
Lot Details
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 701
- Listing #: 181912
- Closed: Friday, June 21, 2019 7:53:20 PM CT
- Estimate: $100