287, Lot: 734. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Clemens XI (Gianfrancesco Albani). 1700-1721. Æ Medal (38mm, 22.57 g, 12h). By G. Hamerani. Dated 1700. Bust right, wearing tiara and mantum / Clemens kneeling right, celebrating the closing of the
porta sancta (the Holy Door). Mazio –; Lincoln 1594-5. EF, warm brown surfaces, with some underlying luster.
From an old English collection.