Lot 808
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Pius VII, the Consiglio dell'Arte, by Salvatore Passamonti, bust right, wearing tiara and piviale, signed below, rev. VIIS ALVEIS ET OP PVBL, Architecture standing before a pedimented temple, the god of the Tiber and a goddess of the roads reclining to left and right, signed with initials below, 41.5mm. (Bart.819; L.2066; Ma.562; Pat.94), cleaned, very fine, toned
Pius VII, the Consiglio dell'Arte, by Salvatore Passamonti, bust right, wearing tiara and piviale, signed below, rev. VIIS ALVEIS ET OP PVBL, Architecture standing before a pedimented temple, the god of the Tiber and a goddess of the roads reclining to left and right, signed with initials below, 41.5mm. (Bart.819; L.2066; Ma.562; Pat.94), cleaned, very fine, toned

Details
Pius VII, the Consiglio dell'Arte, by Salvatore Passamonti, bust right, wearing tiara and piviale, signed below, rev. VIIS ALVEIS ET OP PVBL, Architecture standing before a pedimented temple, the god of the Tiber and a goddess of the roads reclining to left and right, signed with initials below, 41.5mm. (Bart.819; L.2066; Ma.562; Pat.94), cleaned, very fine, toned

Lot Essay

The annual medal for 1819 commemorates the establishment of the Consiglio dell'Arte, a body of Cardinals and artists responsible for the arts, archaeology, architecture and urban improvements.