ITALY, Papale (prigioniero del Vaticano). Leo XIII. 1878-1903. AR Medal (43mm, 37.03 g, 12h). By Bianchi. Dually dated 1891 and RY 14 (in Roman numerals).

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ITALY, Papale (prigioniero del Vaticano). Leo XIII. 1878-1903. AR Medal (43mm, 37.03 g, 12h). By Bianchi. Dually dated 1891 and RY 14 (in Roman numerals). LEO · XIII · PONT · MAX · ANNO · XIV, bust left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / REI · ASTRONOM · HONOR · IN · VAT · INSTAVRATVS · ET · AVCTVS, personification of Astronomy standing facing slightly left, holding globe and resting arm on column bearing wreathed bucranium and inscribed ANNO/ RESTITVTO/ MDLXXXII; astronomical instruments to left; to right, cherub kneeling left, inscribing scroll; observatory in background to right; in exergue, A · MDCCCXCI ·. Rinaldi 85; Mazio supp. 821. Toned, edge knock, faint deposits. Good VF.

From the El Medina Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 21 October 2020 at 12:57:20 ET.

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