A Collection of Papal Medals

26 June 1996

Lot No 520

Italy: Papal States, Anastasius I (398-402), cast bronze medal, bust, wearing cap, to l., reverse shroud of Milan, 42mm. Fine or better, a rather poor quality cast restitution. (£30-40)

26 June 1996

Lot No 521

Italy: Papal States, Paul II (1464-1471), bronze medal, bust right, reverse Barbo family arms on crossed keys, 44mm (Lincoln 368-9). Almost extremely fine (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 522

Italy: Papal States, Adrian VI (1522-1523), restrike bronze medal, bust, wearing cap, to l., reverse trophy of books, etc., spiritvs sapeiente above, in ex. roma, 40mm (Lincoln 456). Extremely fine (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 523

Italy: Papal States, Adrian VI (1522-1523), restrike bronze medal, bust, wearing cap, to l., reverse trophy of books, etc., spiritvs sapeiente above, in ex. roma, 40mm (Lincoln 456). About extremely fine, but with cud on obverse rim and other evidence of die deterioration £20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 524

Italy: Papal States, Clement VII (1523-1534), restrike bronze medal, year II, head to right, reverse, arms of the Medici family, 40mm (Lincoln 465).Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 525

Italy: Papal States, Julius III (1550-1555), Restrike bronze medal, bust to right, reverse Hilaritas standing half-facing, 43mm (Lincoln 522). Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 526

Italy: Papal States, Pius IV (1560-1565), restrike bronze medal, undated, head light, reverse Figure of Justice, discite ivstiti am moniti, 33mm (Lincoln 613). Extremely fine. (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 527

Italy: Papal States, Sixtus V (1585-1590), bronze medal, year I, bust, wearing cap, to right, reverse Christ chasing the money changers out of the Temple, 29.5mm. Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 528

Italy: Papal States, Sixtus V, Restrike bronze medal, bust, wearing cap, to right, reverse Christ healing the sick, 35mm (Lincoln 757). Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 529

Italy: Papal States, Sixtus V, restrike bronze medal, by Parmensis, bust right, reverse seated figure of Roma holding bird, 35.5mm (Lincoln 761). About extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 530

Italy: Papal States, Sixtus V, restrike bronze medal, signed on the reverse F.P., beneath truncation, bust right, reverse bust of Pius V r., 29mm (Lincoln 762-63). Extremely fine (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 531

Italy: Papal States, Urban VII (1590), restrike bronze medal, year I, by Paladino, bust right, reverse seven-branched candlestick, 40mm (cf. Lincoln 813). Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 532

Italy: Papal States, Clement VIII (1592-1605), restrike bronze medal, bust left, reverse Christ stilling the tempest, 40mm (Lincoln 868). Extremely fine, from rusty dies (£30-40)

26 June 1996

Lot No 533

Italy: Papal States, Leo XI (1605), restrike bronze medal, bust r., reverse dead lion with a swarm of bees at its mouth, 35mm (Lincoln 878-79). Extremely fine, but from heavily rusted dies (£30-40)

26 June 1996

Lot No 534

Italy: Papal States, Gregory XV (1621-1623), restrike bronze medal, 1623, year 3, bust r., reverse seated figures of Religion and Peace seated, pacis et religionis amor, 34mm (Lincoln 927-29). Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 535

Italy: Papal States, Urban VIII (1623-1644), cast bronze medal, year IIII, by Molo, bust r., reverse ceremony of closing of the Holy Door, 40mm. An old cast but not contemporary, about very fine (£40-50)

26 June 1996

Lot No 536

Italy: Papal States, Innocent X (1644-1655), restrike bronze medal, year X, bust wearing cap and cassock, reverse facade of S. Agnese in Piazza Navona, 37mm (Lincoln 1139; cf. Spink sale, 21.5.96, 185). Slight rust and die flaws, about extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 537

Italy: Papal States, nnocent X (1644-1655), restrike bronze medal, year X, bust wearing cap and cassock, reverse facade of S. Agnese in Piazza Navona, 37mm (Lincoln 1139; cf. Spink sale, 21.5.96, 185). About extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 538

Italy: Papal States, Innocent X (1644-1655), restrike bronze medal, year VII, by Morone, bust with tiara r., reverse view of the fountain in the Piazza Navona, 38mm. Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 539

Italy: Papal States, Alexander VII (1655-1667), restrike bronze medal, year VI, head, wearing cap, to l., reverse view of the College Della Sapienza, 40mm (Lincoln 1204). Extremely fine (£30-40)

26 June 1996

Lot No 540

Italy: Papal States, Alexander VII, restrike bronze medal, year XII, bust with tiara l., reverse the hospital of Sainte-Esprit, 41mm (Lincoln 1231-33). Extremely fine (£40-50)

26 June 1996

Lot No 541

Italy: Papal States, Clement IX (1667-1669) restrike bronze medal, year III, by Hamerani, bust to l., wearing tiara, reverse Christ seated, S. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi and St. Peter de Alcantara at His feet, 40mm (Lincoln 1273). Extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 542

Italy: Papal States, Clement IX, restrike bronze medal, by Hamerani, bust r., reverse view of the bridge and castle of S. Angelo, 39mm (Lincoln 1279). Extremely fine, small die flaw behind head (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 543

Italy: Papal States, Clement X, restrike bronze medal, year 1, bust, wearing cap, to l., reverse Virgin Mary standing facing on a cloud, 36mm (Lincoln 1292). Extremely fine. (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 544

Italy: Papal States, Alexander VIII (1689-1691), cast bronze medal, by Ferdinand de St. Urbain, without signature, bust l., reverse, tomb of Alexander VIII at St. Peter’s, 64mm (Lincoln 1512; Ciechanowiecki 264; cf. Spink auction 21.5.96, lot 211). About extremely fine (£30-40)

26 June 1996

Lot No 545

Italy: Papal States, Clement XIII (1758-1769), small bronze medal, year II, 1760, by Hamerani, head wearing cap to l., reverse view of the granaries de Termini (Lincoln 1883). Good very fine (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 546

Italy: Papal States, Pius VI (1775-1779), Restrike bronze medal, 1783, bust wearing cap, to r., reverse obeliscvm rvinis mavsolei, etc., 50mm (Lincoln 1965). Extremely fine (£30-40)

26 June 1996

Lot No 547

Italy: Papal States, Leo XII (1823-1829), St Paul’s Church Destroyed by Fire, bronze medal, 1823, by Girometti, ruins of church, reverse legend in eight lines, 51mm (Lincoln 2096). Good very fine, small patch of discolouration by obverse rim (11 o’clock) (£30-40)

26 June 1996

Lot No 548

Italy: Papal States, Leo XII, bronze medal by Niccolo Cerbera, bust l., leoni xii p m stvdiorvm instavratori, reverse standing figure of Religion, other allegorical figures around, misit ancillas svas et vocarent ad arcem in ex., 57mm (Lincoln – ). Almost extremely fine, rims a little marked in places (£40-50)

26 June 1996

Lot No 549

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX (1846-1878), bronze medal, 1854, year X, by Girometti, bust r., wearing cap, reverse Pope giving Last Sacraments to dying man, 43mm (Lincoln 2279). About extremely fine (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 550

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze medal, 1861, year XVI, by Voight, bust l., reverse Daniel in the lions’ den, 43mm (Lincoln 5850). About extremely fine, a little dusty (£20-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 551

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze medal, year XVIII, by Bianchi, bust l., reverse bust of Dr. Angelico, 44mm (Lincoln 2313). Good very fine, colour a little unpleasing (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 552

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze medal, 1867, conjoined heads of St. Peter and St. Paul to r., reverse legend, 48mm (Lincoln 2300). Good very fine, a little dusty (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 553

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX (1846-1878), Pilgrimage to Pibrac, 1867, unsigned French medal, bust l., reverse standing figure of St. Germaine, 50mm. Extremely fine, but with a small patch of discolouration on obverse (5 o’clock), and lacking original brilliance (£10-15)

26 June 1996

Lot No 554

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze gilt medal, year XXIII, by Bianchi, bust l., reverse corridor in the Vatican, 43mm (Lincoln 2303). Extremely fine, with some discolouration but still attractive and with a fine architectural study on the reverse (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 555

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze medal, year XXIV, by Bianchi, bust l., reverse monument, 43mm. Almost extremely fine, some discolouration beneath bust (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 556

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze medal by Speranza, year XXIV, bust r., reverse apostles trying to wake Jesus during storm on the sea of Galilee, 48mm. Good extremely fine (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 557

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze medal, 1869, year 24, by Moschetti, for the Ecumenical Council, bust in tiara, reverse Christ seated among apostles (Bartolotti XXIV, 11). About extremely fine (£25-30)

26 June 1996

Lot No 558

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, bronze gilt medal, by Berutti, for the Ecumenical Council, 1869, bust l., reverse figure of Religion kneeling holding lamp, 50mm. Extremely fine (£20-25)

26 June 1996

Lot No 559

Italy: Papal States, Pius IX, unsigned base metal medals, with silver washes, 1869 (2), 49mm and 47mm. Both extremely fine, but with scattered spots of discolouration, more noticeable on the larger medal, and the colour a little dulled (£30-35)