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1966.130.18.a

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Francesco I Farnese

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

Francesco I Farnese

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

17th-18th century

Dimensions

2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.130.18.a

Object Description

205 FRANCESCO I FARNESE (1678-1727), Duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1694

Obv. Bust to right, in peruke and armor with battle scene on cuirass. Around, FRANC . I . PAR . ET . PLAC . DVX; below, GL . F
Rev. Zodiac band, above Phaeton and Zeus; below, River God and town. Around, MEDIO TVTI [. . .] MVS IBIS
Bronze, 53 mm. Hole at top

For an earlier medal of Francesco by Giovanni Hamerani, see no. 112