Lot no. 1620
ITALY - ITALIE
Naples and Sicily, Ferdinand IV (1759-1816). Medal, Public votes for the return of the King to Naples, by D. Perger 1799, Naples.
Av. FERDINANDUS. IV UTRIUSQUE SICIL. REX P. F. A. cuirassed bust right; signature D. PERGER.
Rv. EXPECTATE REDI. In front of the smoking Vesuvius and the shining sun, the river-god Sebeto lying right with his urn, a mermaid in the sea; in the exergue VOTA PUBLICA and (date).
D'Auria 62 - Ricciardi 60 - Br.2136; White metal - 113 g - 71 mm - 12 h
In white metal, a type of bell metal. With a patina in formation, brown-pink, in the fields. Superb.
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