Medal: Bust of Annibale Bentivoglio
Not on view
The obverse shows a portrait of Annibale Bentivoglio
(died 1445), leader of the Republic of Bologna in 1442;
the reverse depicts two angels holding the coat of arms
of the Bentivoglio family, surrounded by garlands. This
old, crude aftercast was possibly made after a lead original;
the word PATRIA is unusual, as it should be
PATRIAE. Another medal with the same characteristic
belonged to the collection of King George III
(now in the British Museum, London).
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