210, Lot: 352. Estimate $250. Sold for $216. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papal Medals. Sixtus IV (Francesco Della Rovere). 1471-1484. Æ Medal (44mm, 41.61 g, 12h). Late 16th century cast by Girolamo Paladino. · SIXTVS · IIII PONT · MAX ·, bust left, wearing tiara and mantum / ANNO · IVBIL · · ALMA · ROMA, the Holy door. Cf. Mazio 23; Lincoln 395. Good VF, some roughness.

From the Luparello Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 2482.

Born to a rather modest family In Celle Ligure, the Della Rovere family of Sixtus IV would become one of the elite Italian families by the end of his papacy. He advanced the power of the office through both the promotion of relatives and the construction of a fleet, and founded the Sistine Chapel, ushering in a new artistic age.