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Diagonal die break across the obverse which is a characteristic of this HT-21 / Low-63 variety.
To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
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US silver commemorative half-dollars for sale, graded PCGS MS65 at the link below
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DODD & Co Hatters M Ohio 10 copper unlisted NGC MS64
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This is a 19th century restrike of a 1590 Pope Sixtus V medal. It is dated 1590 (AN VI).
The obverse shows Pope Sixtus V in high relief while the reverse shows a beautiful rendition of The two horses of the Quirinal, with the fountain between. Let me give a real quick explanation.
The Quirinale hill used to be called Montecavallo (Horse Hill) due to the presence of the large marble statues of the Dioscuri twins and their horses. The twins are the great horseman Castor and the formidable boxer Pollux, sons of Leda and Zeus and brothers of Helen of Troy.
I am sure that the artists were a little free to be well...artistic and hence this is their depiction I guess.
Here is what the scene looked like back in 1590.
Then..let me quote this:
"Domenico Fontana had the statutes restored and dragged to the center of the piazza; he then turned them to the right and placed his fountain right below them. In 1782, Pope Pio VI Braschi decided to refurbish the piazza. The statues were separated, turned around one more time to form a 90 degree angle. One of the two obelisks that belonged to Emperor Cesare Augusto's mausoleum was erected between the statues. The old fountain was removed and was never seen again."
Leading to a picture of the statue in the Plaza today...
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I'm on a roll
This is a beautiful Pope Paul III Papal Medal.
I believe that this is listed as Spink # 498.
This is a large 40mm bronze piece.
The reverse shows the nude figure of Ganymede along with an eagle.
The story goes that Zeus fell in love with the young Ganymede. Zeus then came down in the form of an eagle or sent an eagle to carry Ganymede to Mount Olympus where Ganymede became cupbearer to the gods. Fascinating stuff on a mid 16th century Papal Medal. This is a restrike done in the late 18th century.
I really like this piece. The medal is done with enough detail as to show the furrows on Pope Paul's forehead.
Look at the eagle detail.
This is great stuff.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
This is an original medal of Pope Clement VIII.
As I have learned, the obverse is the work of Giorgio Rancertti and the reverse that of Gian Cristofor Romano.
The obverse shows Clement VIII while the reverse shows Annona, who was used on ancient Roman Coins referring to the annual harvest from Egypt to feed Rome, Annona is shown holding grain and a cornucopia.
This is a bronze piece measuring 33 mm. It has very heavy relief and will not sit, but will rock due to the high relief.
This is an original 1593 work.
<< <i>An oldie, but a goodie
Now if only the US Mint could make something that detailed. She is one sweet medal.
Tom
Let me quote info I received on this piece from a guru in the field.
"This piece is listed in the Miselli volume, n. 188. No real description other than that it shows the Last Supper. The obverse can be traced to another papal medal (n. 186 in Miselli), which was issued to commemorate the pontiff's taking possession of the Lateran Basilica (Sept. 24, 1724). The book has only one collection example listed, being at a museum in Milan. The one pictured in the book also looks like a crude casting taken from a struck medal, such as the one here. It does not provide any information about where the reverse might be from"
Cool stuff
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Here is some nice old copper.
It is a 1575 Papal Medal of Pope Gregory XIII.
This is the "Anno Santo/Holy Year" Issue
It is made of copper and measures 32mm (just smaller than a silver dollar). The obverse shows Pope Gregory XIII and the reverse shows the "Holy Year" Door which is opened only one year of every 25 years.
I often talk about how tough it was in our mint back in the early 1800's punching coins on a screw press, imagine what a bear it must have been back in 1575, in Italy, trying to punch this large copper. You can see the hand work involved. This one is a true gem and is in excellent condition.
Ed. S.
(EJS)
<< <i>Encased postage stamps are super-cool and just do not get posted enough here. Too bad I only have one.
I agree we need to see more of them and yours is a very nice one at that
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Here are a two Conder tokens that are mules to a couple of the ones Stefani posted.
And here's a mule to CrazyHoundDog's Conder:
And in honor of my hubby - my favorite "Wild Man"!
The Penny Lady®
The Penny Lady®
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I always loved this design
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