Il Papa Guerriero – The Warrior Pope

CNG 88, Lot: 2004. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato pontificio). Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere). 1503-1513. Æ Medal (31mm, 14.61 g, 10h). Commemorating the Commissioning of the Via Giulia. By P. M. Serbaldi. Struck circa 1508. · IVLII · II · ARCIS · FVN DAT ·, bust left, wearing camauro, mozzetta, and pallium / Façade of the Palazzo di Giustizia (Palace of Justice); in exergue, IVRI · REDD. Mazio -; Lincoln 437; Hill 226; Pollard 206; Armand II 111, 12. Good VF, brown patina. Rare.