282, Lot: 522. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Bologna. Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi, art and antiquities connoisseur. 1595-1632. Cast Æ Medal (63mm, 94.61 g, 12h). Commemorating the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio. By G. Mola. Dated 1626 in Roman numerals. (star) FRAGILEM ARENAM IACIMVS VT DOMVM FVNDEMVS ÆTERNAM, bust right, wearing mozzetta / (star) LVDOVICVS CARD · LVDOVISIVS · S · R · E · VICECANCELL · FVNDAVIT, view of the Church; AN · MDCXXVII in exergue. Johnson 231; Toderi & Vannel, Bargello 1157. Good VF, attractive light brown surfaces, suspension knob at just past 12h. Rare.