ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Clement VII. 1523-1534. Æ Medal (37mm, 19.69 g, 7h). The Treaty of Cambrai. By Benvenuto Cellini. Dated 1534 and RY 11, though a later cast. VF.

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ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Clement VII. 1523-1534. Æ Medal (37mm, 19.69 g, 7h). The Treaty of Cambrai. By Benvenuto Cellini. Dated 1534 and RY 11, though a later cast. CLEMENS · VII · PONT · MAX · AN · XI · MDXXXIIII, bust left, wearing zucchetto and mantum / CLAVDVNTVR BELLI PORTAE, Pax, holding torch and cornucopia, standing right, alighting pile of arms surmounted by personification of war’s fury, chained to the Temple of Janus. Cf. CNORP 276 (struck example). Brown surfaces, edge marks. VF. An attractive early cast.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Numismatic Ars Classica 26 (27 June 2003), lot 3022.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 15:01:20 ET.

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