Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Medal

424, Lot: 657. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY. Cast Æ Religious Medal (31x48mm, 23.23 g, 12h). Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Medal. After Giovanni Martino Hamerani. Manufactured in the early 18th century. S · FRANCIS · X · S · I · IND · AP, half-length bust of St. Francis Xavier left, holding lily / S · FRAN BOR S · I, half-length bust of St. Francis Borgia right, hands across breast; to right, vision Holy Eucharist in clouds; below, crowned skull set on book set on draped table. Good VF, brown surfaces, small die break on obverse, with original loop for suspension.

NB: the dimensions and weight include the original loop.