ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Bianca Cappello de’Medici, mistress and wife of Francesco I de’Medici. 1548-1587. Æ Medal (58mm, 69.91 g). By Pastorino de’Pastorini (circa 1508-1592). Cast after a 1579 original.Electronic Auction 487 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ITALY, Toscana (Granducato). Bianca Cappello de’Medici, mistress and wife of Francesco I de’Medici. 1548-1587. Æ Medal (58mm, 69.91 g). By Pastorino de’Pastorini (circa 1508-1592). Cast after a 1579 original. BIANCHA CAPP MED MAG DVC ETRVRIAE, crowned bust facing slightly right / Blank. Attwood 637. Brown patina, light roughness. Good VF. |