| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1154 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ITALY, Papal (Papal state). Pietro Bembi, cardinal and scholar. 1470-1547. Cast Æ Medal (56mm, 58.20 g, 6h). By an uncertain medallist. Cast after 1538. PETRI BEMBI CAR, bust right, wearing cope / Pegasus leaping right. Pollard 562. Brown surfaces. EF. An exquisite original cast. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Glendining's (18 February 1987), lot 46. This medal is often attributed to the famous engraver Benvenuto Cellini, who is known to have prepared a design in wax for Bembi. However, the details given by Cellini in his autobiography indicate that the portrait on his design had a short beard, and that the pegasus was depicted in a myrtle wreath. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
