Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559 | Auction date: 3 April 2024 |
Lot number: 843 Price realized: 375 USD (Approx. 347 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: ITALY, Ferrara. Pellegrino Prisciani, scholar. Circa 1435-1518. Æ Medal (96mm, 245.4 g, 12h). By Sperandio di Barolommeo Savelli. Dated 1473, though a later cast. PRISCIANVS : FERRARIENISIS : EQVESTRI : DECORATVS : AVRO : DVCIBVS : SVIS : AC (ME)RCVRIO : GRATISSIMVS, bust left, wearing biretta; · SVPER GRAT ·/ · ET IMIS · / SPERANDEVS : MANTVANVS : DEDIT · ANNO : LEGIS : GRATIAE : M'CCCCLXXIII : INPERFECTO :, Prsciani standing right, holding staff and flame of knowledge, atop bird of prey right. Pollard 88. Brown surfaces, chased, holed. Good VF. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Johnson & Jensen 9 (14 December 1980), lot 286. Estimate: 300 USD |