Lot 01188

ITALY. Ferrara. Alfonso I d’Este, Duke, 1505-1534. Medal (Bronze, 30 mm, 11.02 g, 6 h), probably by Giannantonio da Foligno, circa 1522. ALFONSVS · DVX · FERR · III Bareheaded and cuirassed bust of Alfonso I to left. Rev. · EX · HOC · BEATAM · ME · DICENT · (= from now on they will call me blessed) Alfonso I, riding horse prancing to right, holding a wreath in his right hand, presenting it to a female figure kneeling to left before him. Boccolari, Medaglia di Casa d’Este, 1987, 71. Hill -. Pollard -. Very rare. Attractive with pleasing surfaces. A few minor marks , otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of a Bon Vivant, ex Rauch 106, 10 April 2018, 548.