210, Lot: 340. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papal Medals. Nicholas V (Tommaso Parentucelli). 1447-1455. Æ Medal (43mm, 53.11 g, 12h). Dated 1447. · NICOLAVS · V · · PONT · MAX, bust left, wearing tiara and mantum / · TOMAS · LVGANO · DI · SARZANA · M · CD · IIIL, shield with crossed keys superimposed over papal arms. Mazio 8; Lincoln 324. EF.

From the Luparello Collection.

The son of a physician from Sarzana in Liguria, Nicholas V originally served as a tutor, after which he received his theological education in Bologna. As Pope, he persuaded the last antipope, Felix V, to abdicate, and crowned Frederick III Emperor in Rome, the last imperial coronation to be held there. He is also considered to be the first Renaissance Pope and ushered in a new era of art, monuments, and public improvements.