282, Lot: 526. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clemens IX (Giulio Rospigliosi). 1667-1669. Æ Medal (75mm, 108.62 g, 12h). The
S. Maria Maggiore. After G. F. Travani. Dated 1669
in Roman numerals [though an 18th century aftercast]. + CLEMENS · IX · PONT · MAX · AN · SAL · MDCLXIX + AMPLIATA · BASILICA · LIBERIANA, bust left, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / + DILIGIT · DOMINVS · DECOREM · DOMVS · GENITRICIS · SVÆ (
the Lord delights in the upkeep of His motherly home), view of the Basilica of
S. Maria Maggiore. Mazio –; cf. Lincoln 1283 (for prototype); cf. Molinari 102 (same). Near EF.