Medal - Philip Maria Visconti

€337,907.00
LocationDuchy of Milan (Italian States)
Year1435-1440
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight451 g
Diameter102.2 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueHammered
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticePisanello
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust of duke Philip Maria Visconty facing right, wearing soft-topped biretta
Obverse letteringPHILIPPVS MARIA · ANGLVS · DVX · MEDIOLANI · ETCETERA · PAPIE · ANGLERIE · QVE · COMES · AC · GENVE · DOMINVS ✶
(Translation: Philippus Maria Anglus, duke of Milan and so forth, count of Pavia and Angera, and lord of Genoa.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionDuke Philip Maria Visconti in full armour on horseback facing left, wearing crested helmet, holding lance upright. To the right, front-facing armoured knight and page on horseback facing right. In the background, mountainous landscape with buildings and colossal female statue at the top right.
Reverse letteringOPVS · PISANI · PICTORIS
(Translation: Work of Pisani, the painter.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1435-1440)  - -
Catalog ID3084044700
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