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Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi

Pius V (Antonio Ghislieri, 1504-1572), Pope 1566 [obverse], 1571

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Medium

gilded bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4.31 cm (1 11/16 in.)
gross weight: 30.37 gr (0.067 lb.)
axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1999.109.19.a

Artists / Makers

Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi (medalist) Milanese, 1513 - after 1575

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Inscription

around circumference: PII.V.PONT.MAXANN.SAL.[sideways 8]DXXI

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1999 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 826, repro.

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