ITALY, Sicilia (Kingdom). Ludovico Fernandez Portocarrero, Archbishop of Toleda and Captain General of Sicily. 1629-1709. Æ Medal (44mm, 34.06 g, 12h). By G. Hamerani. Dated 1677. Good VF.Electronic Auction 565 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Sicilia (Kingdom). Ludovico Fernandez Portocarrero, Archbishop of Toleda and Captain General of Sicily. 1629-1709. Æ Medal (44mm, 34.06 g, 12h). By G. Hamerani. Dated 1677. LVDOV · CARD · PORTOCARRERP · PROT · HISP · ARCH · TOLET · HISP · PRIMAS · A · CONS · STAT / PRO · REX · ET · CAP · GEN · SICIL · TEN · GEN · MARIS · ORATOR · EXTR · AD · INNOC, bust left, wearing camauro and biretta; MDCLXXVII below bust / Fame, holding two trumpets, alighting on monument decorated with four figures, set on shoreline with two soldiers and cannons; to right, galleon right and walls of a fortification; in clouds to left, cherubs bearing episcopal regalia. Brown surfaces, a few edge bumps, lightly chased. Good VF. |