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Raynutius II
Italian
late 17th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 112 mm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.320
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Raynutius II, duke of Parma and Piacenza.
Obverse: Profile bust of Raynutius II looking to proper left; and inscribed at edge "RAYNVTIVS II PARMAE ET PIACENTIAE DVXET".
Reverse: Map of his territory; inscribed at edge "IMPERIO IN BARDVM ET COMPLANVM PROPAGATO".. White "260" painted on reverse between "PROPAGATO" and "IMPERIO".
Obverse: Profile bust of Raynutius II looking to proper left; and inscribed at edge "RAYNVTIVS II PARMAE ET PIACENTIAE DVXET".
Reverse: Map of his territory; inscribed at edge "IMPERIO IN BARDVM ET COMPLANVM PROPAGATO".. White "260" painted on reverse between "PROPAGATO" and "IMPERIO".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "RAYNVTIVS II PARMAE ET PIACENTIAE DVXET".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "IMPERIO IN BARDVM ET COMPLANVM PROPAGATO".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "IMPERIO IN BARDVM ET COMPLANVM PROPAGATO".
ProvenanceCollections of Achille de Clemente and Caruso; by 1965, Blumka Gallery (New York, New York); 1966, sold by the Blumka Gallery to the MFA. (Accession date: June 1, 1966)