Object Description
174 GIACOMO BIANCANI TAZZI (1729-89), classicist, scientist, numismatist 1789
Obv. Bust to right. Around, lAC . TATIVS BLANCANVS BON . AE . A . LX . O . 1789 .
Rev. Inscription, EX ACAD . | BENEDICTINA | ATQ . ETRVSC . | ANTIQVIT .. | IN INSTIT . SCIENTIAR . | PRIMVS DOCVIT | AGRIC . ET HIST . NAT . | PERITISSIMVS
White metal (pewter?), 60 mm.
Giancarlo Susini in his article on Biancani in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (10, pp. 35-36) notes that Biancani's appearance was recorded in a medal engraved by his son-in-law Giudo Zanetti (see no. 173). However, Fantuzzi (see no. 173; Vol. 8, 1790, p. 104) says the medal was merely commissioned by Zanetti : ". . . havvi pure di esso una medaglia di metallo fatto fondere dal suo genero, Guido Zanetti."
Bibl.: Zanetti 5, p. 11; Durand, p. 229, pl. 17, 7.
