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1966.113.3.a

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Gregory XIII

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Artist

Lorenzo Fragni (Lorenzo Parmense) (1548 - 1618)

Title

Gregory XIII

Creation Date

1583

Century

16th century

Dimensions

1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.113.3.a

Object Description

43 GREGORY XIII Buoncompagni 1583

Obv. Bust to left, wearing cope. Around, GREGORIVS . XIII . PONTIFEX . MAX . A . 1583; below truncation, . LAV . P .
Rev. Roma, seated on a shield, holds a dragon in her right hand. Around, TVTVM . REGIMEN . ; in exergue, . ROMA .
Bronze, 33 mm.

For precautions against pirates and restoration of the fortifications at Ancona. This medal exists with several dates. The dragon is the device of the Buoncompagni family.

Bibl.: Arm, i, p. 280,11; Forrer 2, p. 134; Supino, nos. 485, 486 (dated 1577, 1578); Rosati, no. 146 (dated 1577, variant signature); Tresor Papes, pl. 17, 6; Brescia 2, p. II, no. 143; Naples, p. 114, 10; Mazio, no. 24; Bonnani, p. 329, no. 15; Martinori, fasc. xi, p. 79.