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Italie, royaume des Deux-Sicile. Alphonse V d’Aragon...

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Medal in cast bronze 1449, by Antonio Pisano called "Pisanello", c. 1395-1455.DIVVS ALPHONSVS REX / TRIUMPHATOR ET PACIFIVS / MCCCCXLIIII, cuirassed bust of Alfonso on > the right, between a helmet and a crown. Rev / LIBERALITAS AVGVSTA / PISANI PICTORIS OPVS, in a rocky landscape an eagle surrounded by vultures stands on a tree stump above a dead fawn. TTB. Later casting of this iconic medal. Black patina. Pierced. Diameter : 106,36 mm Weight 329,84 g Provenance: > Collection Étienne Victor Quenescourt (1837-1914) By descent Bibliography: Hill 41 - Coll. Kress 19 Consultant: Maxime Mégret-Merger