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Auction: 25121 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 40: British and World Coins, Medals and Artefacts - e-Auction
Lot: 2042

Italy, Pope Alexander VII (1655-1667), AE Medal, 1661, by G. Morone Mola, ALEXN . VII . PONT . MAX . A . VII, draped bust wearing cap left, rev. FVNDAMENTA EIVS IN MONTIBVS SANCTIS, view of colonnade of St Peter's, . MCLXI ., in exergue, 41mm, 32.17g (Wurzb. 108), chased to exergue and edges, some minor contact marks, extremely fine; and, Italy, Pope Innocent XII (1691-1700), AE Medal, 1694, by Giovanni Hamerani, INNOC . XII . PONT . MAX . AN . V, draped bust wearing cap right, rev. QVÆSTVS . MAGNVS . PIETAS . CVM . SVFFICIENTIA, the façade of the Dogana, 36mm, 18.90g (Bart 696), with a hint of original red toning, good extremely fine; and, Italy, Alexander VI (1492-1503), AE Restrike Medal, after G. Paladino, * ALESSANDRO * VI * PONT * MAX *, draped bust wearing a cap left, rev. ** RODERICO * LENZVOLA * D * BORGIA * SP * M * CD * XCI *, arms of the Borgia family, 44mm, 42.55g (Lincoln 409-11; Mazio 27), minor bagmarks and touch of softness, extremely fine; and, Italy, Pius IX (1846-1878), Restoration of the church of San Lorenzo, AR Medal, 1873, by G. Bianchi, PIVS . IX . PONT . MAX . AN . XXVIII ., draped bust wearing cap left, rev. interior of the basilica of San Lorenzo, BASIL . S . LAVRENTII . M . REST . ET . ORN .m in exergue, 44mm, 33.62g (Bart 873), cleaned to obverse, reverse pleasingly toned, extremely fine (4)

Provenance

ii) SCMB, June 1960, M188, -/17/6d [with collector's ticket]

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Sold for
£280

Starting price
£270