424, Lot: 654. Estimate $150. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Firenze. Pietro Andrea Andreini. 1650-1729. Cast Æ Medal (64mm, 90.00 g, 12h). By A. Sorti. Dated 1727. PETR · ANDREAS · ANDREINVS · NOB · FLORENI · ÆT · SVÆ · LXXVII, bust slightly left with head facing, wearing periwig; ROMÆ/1727 in two lines below / MOTOS · PRÆSTAT · COMPONERE, Mercury standing left, holding baton and warding off two serpents, and resting hand on stele; antiquities around base; behind, classical bust and scrolls set on ornate column; behind column, figuure of Minerva standing left, holding spear and shield; A · SARTI · F in exergue. Vannel-Toderi 44; Forrer V, p. 339. EF, attractive dark brown surfaces with traces of bronze highlights.

Ex Dr. Elisabeth Nau Collection (Auktionen Münzhandlung Sonntag 20, 9 December 2014), lot 215.