287, Lot: 724. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Leo XI (Alessandro Ottaviano de’Medici). 1605. Æ Medal (36mm, 20.96 g, 12h). By G. Rancetti. Dated 1605 in Roman numerals. Bust left, wearing camauro and mozzetta / Dead lion lying left; bees swarming around. Mazio 167; Lincoln 878-9. Near EF, dark brown surfaces, some die rust.

From an old English collection.