439, Lot: 681. Estimate $300. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Uncertain. Ottaviano Vestri. 1529-1572. Cast Æ Medal (79mm, 106.40 g, 12h). On His Death. Unsigned. Manufactured circa 1572. OCT VESTRIVS ACCONIORVM COMES IVRE CONS AN XLIII, half-length bust left, wearing doublet; triangle stops / LVTVM NISI TVNDATVER NON FIT VRCEVS, garlanded ornate urn set on ground; POSTERORVM/IMMITATIONI in two lines below. Vannel-Toderi 300 (attributed to Milan; Attwood 1053 (attributed to Rome). Good VF, dark brown surfaces. A very fine early cast.

From the Virtus Collection.