ITALY, Bologna. Virgilio Malvezzi. †1481. Æ Medal (80mm, 234.7 g, 12h). By Sperandio di Barolommeo Savelli. Later cast of a 1479 original. Good VF.Electronic Auction 559 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Bologna. Virgilio Malvezzi. †1481. Æ Medal (80mm, 234.7 g, 12h). By Sperandio di Barolommeo Savelli. Later cast of a 1479 original. VIRGILIVS · MALVITIVS · BONON · PATRIÆ · DE CVS · ET · LIBERTATIS · CVSTOS ·, bust left, wearing biretta / · MCCC · LXXVIIII ·, nude male figure seated right on plinth, wearing flowing cloak around shoulders and holding sword; · OPVS · SPERANDEI · below. Pollard 100. Brown patina, chased and tooled. Good VF. |