Paul V, Borghese (1605-21), bronze medal 1619, 94mm., CVIVS REGNI NON ERIT FINIS, Papal arms, rev. inscription in ten lines, two small shields of Bologna in fields, a rough cast, the obverse in high relief, very fine, rare
Paul V, Borghese (1605-21), bronze medal 1619, 94mm., CVIVS REGNI NON ERIT FINIS, Papal arms, rev. inscription in ten lines, two small shields of Bologna in fields, a rough cast, the obverse in high relief, very fine, rare

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Paul V, Borghese (1605-21), bronze medal 1619, 94mm., CVIVS REGNI NON ERIT FINIS, Papal arms, rev. inscription in ten lines, two small shields of Bologna in fields, a rough cast, the obverse in high relief, very fine, rare

拍品专文

In 1618 the decoration of the Capella Paolina in Quirinale, one of the major projects of Paul V's pontificate, was finally completed. The chapel had been dedicated to The Virgin in 1617. This medal records the homage of the city of Bologna.