439, Lot: 671. Estimate $400. Sold for $520. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Bologna. Alfonso Paleotti. Archbishop, 1597-1610. Cast Æ Medal (67.5mm, 142.00 g, 12h). Commeorating the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Bologna. Attributed to Felice Antonio Casoni. Dated 1605 (in Roman numerals). · ALFONSVS · PALÆOTVS · ARCHIEP · BON · SAC · ROM · IMP · PRINCEPS, bareheaded bust left, wearing cuculla / · FVNDA · NOS · IN · PACE ·, Virgin standing slightly left on entablature, head right, holding Child; M · D · C · V (date) in exergue. Vannel-Toderi 1336. EF, dark brown surfaces, holed for suspension.

From the Virtus Collection. Ex Morton & Eden 76 (14 December 2015), lot 190.