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Carlo Visconti
Attributed to: Leone Leoni (Italian, about 1509–1590)
Italian
Renaissance
mid-16th century
Object Place: Europe, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; gilded copper alloy
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.433
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Kress 510.
DescriptionCircular medal of Carlo Visconti (1523-1565) . Beaded rim on both sides.
Obverse: Profile bust of Carlo Visconti looking to proper left, wearing armor; inscribed at edge "CAROLVS VICE COMES".
Reverse: Twisting branch of coral at center; inscribed across field "CORALIT". "10S" painted in red at proper right edge.
Obverse: Profile bust of Carlo Visconti looking to proper left, wearing armor; inscribed at edge "CAROLVS VICE COMES".
Reverse: Twisting branch of coral at center; inscribed across field "CORALIT". "10S" painted in red at proper right edge.
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "CAROLVS VICE COMES".
Reverse: Inscribed across field "CORALIT".
Reverse: Inscribed across field "CORALIT".
Provenance1966, sold by Cyril Humphris, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 1966)