210, Lot: 334. Estimate $150. Sold for $98. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papal Medals. Martin V (Oddone Colonna). 1417-1431. Æ Medal (41mm, 33.62 g, 12h). Dated 1417. MARTINVS · V · COLVMNA · PONT · MAX ·, bust right, wearing zucchetto and mantum / ANNO PRIMO + MCDXVII PONT , familial arms of Colonna surmounted by papal arms; ROMA below. Mazio 1; Lincoln 315. Superb EF.

From the Luparello Collection.

Belonging to one of the oldest and most distinguished families of Rome, Martin V saw to the end of the Western Schism, which was a near 40 year split within the Catholic Church, during which time three men each claimed to be the true Pope. Though he was a man of uprightness and moderation, he was not seen as a particularly reforming Pope.