The 26 Day Papacy of Pius III
287, Lot: 707. Estimate $100. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Pius III (Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini). 1503. Æ Medal (44mm, 41.40 g, 12h). Dually-dated 1503
in Roman numerals. Bust right, wearing mantum / Cesare Borgia kneeling right pleading to Pius, seated left, for protection from the Orsini. Mazio 31; Lincoln 420-1. EF, light brown surfaces, a few die flaws, minor scratch on the reverse.
From an old English collection.