Lot no. 1618
ITALY - ITALIE
Naples and Sicily, Ferdinand IV (1759-1816). Medal, Marriage of Prince Francis, Duke of Calabria, with Maria Clementina of Austria, by D. Perger 1797, Naples.
Av. FRANCISCUS FERDINANDI IV. M. CLEMENTINA LEOPOLDI II. F. Joined busts to the right of Prince François de Bourbon, Duke of Calabria and Marie Clémentine; below SPES ALTERA REGNI and signature D. PERGER.
Rv. FELIX FAUSTUMQVE SIT. Between Minerva, left, with spear and shield and Ceres, right, with three children: Cupid with bow and lily, facing a winged Genie with torch, freeing the phoenix from the flames. On the front of the altar, the cornupetal bull and ΠΟΥΛ (Foggia). In the background, the beach at Manfredonia, the slopes of the Gargano, Lake Salty, the Tremiti Islands, four ships at anchor and in the sky seven eaglets flying towards the earth. In the exergue: ÆR VULGAR / ANNO. (date).
D'Auria 56 - Ricciardi 54 ; Bronze - 144 g - 72 mm - 12 h
Small marks on the listels, notably at 6 and 10 o'clock on the reverse. Beautiful brown patina. Superb.
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