Object Description
218 FRANCIS IV, Duke of Modena (1814-46) 1814
Obv. Head to left. Around, FRANCISCO . IIII . A . A . PR . H . ET . B . DVCI . MVT . REG . MIR . ; below, MDCCCXIIII; on truncation, L . M .
Rev. Female (Peace) leads nude winged male figure carrying shield toward left. City of Modena in left background under rainbow. Around, ADVENTV OPTIMI PRINCIPIS; on listel, L . M . F . ; in exergue, MVTINA | RESTITVTA
Bronze, struck, black patina, 42 mm.
Commemorates the return of the rule of the House of Austria—Este after the defeat of Napoleon.
Bibl.: Forrer 3, p. 554; Brescia 2, p. 157, no. 144; Bianchi, p. 207; Crespellani, p. 55.