Lot Essay
Giovanni Antonio, who lived from c.1459-1501, was Count of Modigliana and Urbecche.
Details
A CIRCULAR BRONZE MEDALLION OF GIOVANNI ANTONIO DE CONTI GUIDIS, COUNT OF MODIGLIANA AND URBECCHE
CAST FROM A MODEL ATTRIBUTED TO NICCOLÒ FIORENTINO, LATE 15TH CENTURY
The obverse with the count in profile to left and inscribed '.IOHANNES.ANTONIVS.DE.CONTIGVIDIS.DE.MVTILIANA.VRBEC.COMES.'; the reverse with an eagle above a coat of arms flanked by trees and inscribed '.PROT.M.'.
Brown patina with coppery highlights.
3½in. (8.9cm.) diam.
CAST FROM A MODEL ATTRIBUTED TO NICCOLÒ FIORENTINO, LATE 15TH CENTURY
The obverse with the count in profile to left and inscribed '.IOHANNES.ANTONIVS.DE.CONTIGVIDIS.DE.MVTILIANA.VRBEC.COMES.'; the reverse with an eagle above a coat of arms flanked by trees and inscribed '.PROT.M.'.
Brown patina with coppery highlights.
3½in. (8.9cm.) diam.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Sir George Hill, Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance before Cellini, London, 1930, p. 258, no. 978
Sir George Hill, Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance before Cellini, London, 1930, p. 258, no. 978