Flavius Gioia [obverse]

second quarter 19th century

Vincenzo Catenacci

Medalist, Neapolitan, active c. 1825/1848

L. Taglioni

Medalist, Italian, active second quarter 19th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
    gross weight: 50.61 gr (0.112 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1997.114.3.a

Associated Artworks

Compass Rose [reverse]

Aloysio Arnaud, L. Taglioni

1825

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 868, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: FLAVIVS GIOIA PYXIDIS NAVTICAE AVCTOR MIRABILIS (Flavius Gioia of Pyxis, marvelous nautical author [?]); below truncation: V.CATENACCI SCVLP. / L.TAGLIONI CON.NEAP.

Wikidata ID

Q63862094

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