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Medal - Philip Maria Visconti
| Location | Duchy of Milan (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1435-1440 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Duke Filippo Maria Visconti in high relief, depicted wearing armour and a soft-topped biretta with a raised brim. The effigy shows the duke with a short beard, rendered with strong portraiture character. The circular Latin legend runs along the outer border of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHILIPPVS 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.) |
| Reverse description | Highly detailed equestrian scene in deep relief depicting Duke Filippo Maria Visconti in full armour on a rearing horse facing left, wearing a crested helmet and holding an upright lance; his helmet is surmounted by a dragon crest. To the right, a front-facing armoured knight and a page on horseback face right. The background features a mountainous landscape with fortified buildings and, at the upper right, a colossal standing female statue on a tall pedestal. The maker's inscription appears in the lower exergue. |
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