Italy. Italy: Jesus medal in white metal (silver?), c. 16th C.; maker-marked "B" - this rare; size: 36mm; weight: 23g; thickness: 3mm. obverse: left facing Christ, with Hebrew initial "Alef" (for 'Adoneinu' - 'Our Lord') & "Yeshu" ('Jesus') on either side. reverse: 5-line Hebrew legend (with incorrect letters) based on Hill p.50 ex. 2a (but "Adam" twice) : ???? | ??? ?? ?? | ??? ???? ? | ?? ???? | ??. Portrait of Christ said to be of Venetian School; medal issued in 16th Century to Jewish converts to Christianity. With loop through hole for wearing; a similar medal (38mm in bronze) to this one was sold at auction (2009) for $1300.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $74. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Italy. Italy: Pope Pius IV silvered copper medal; by Federigo Parmensis; 26.5mm, 14.65g. Obverse: Jesus driving out merchants from the Great Temple of Jerusalem; Latin legend "DOMVS MEA DOM O" in exergue. Reverse: left facing Pius & legend "PIVS IIII PONT OPT MAX"; medallist's initial below. Similar to Spink #594 but with legend as 579 - this unlisted; Forrer IV pg. 392-93.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $149. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Italy. Italy: Pope Paul IV bronze medal; by Federigo Parmensis but not marked; 29.5mm, 12.6g. Obverse: Jesus driving out merchants from the Great Temple; Latin legend "DOMVS.MEA.DOM / VS.ORATIONIS / .VOC.". Reverse: bust of Paul IV facing right, wearing plain robe; Latin legend ".PAVLVS.IIII. .PONT.OPT.M.". Reeded edge. In UNC with some original luster; Spink #569; Forrer IV pg. 392-93. In 1555 Paul IV issued the canon, "Cum nimis absurdum" establishing the Roman Ghetto for the Jews, imposing seclusion & wearing distinctive signs. Image on this medal is metaphor to depict Paul IV's public disgracement & banishment of nephews from Rome for their scandalous behavior upon receiving positions of power there.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $119. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Italy. Italy(?): religious/Church medal, ND (mid 18th Century); white metal; size: 39mm; weight: 21.15g. Obverse depicts images associated with Judaism surmounted by the Latin Legend "HÆC CORPORIS UMBRA FUTURI" ('The Body Shadow'). On reverse images of wine and literature, with the Latin legend above "PRÆSENTIS SYMBOLA CHRISTI" ('Feast of the Christ'). A medal that generations of numismatists have had difficulty identifying, with most catalogues relegating it to their "miscellaneous" sections (Antoine-Feill 1908, Sally Rosenberg 1932 #1308); the "Numophylacii Ampachiani" catalogue 1830 part 2 #8987 doesn't credit an engraver to the piece. Rosenberg suggests the piece may be the work of Martin Omeis, but his portfolio consists of portrait medals (Forrer v.4 p.321); Antoine-Feill gives the medallist as "EF", which Bernhard ("Medaillen und Plaketten", p.213) renders as the famous Swedish minter Carl Enhörning - but this medal is not in his style.
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This lot is being offered in a buy or bid sale format, whose initial buyout price is: $299. This price will rise by about 5-10% for every new bid received once the bid level passes the midway mark between the starting bid price and the initial buyout price. In such cases please check the latest buyout price on our homesite or contact us.
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Product Tags: Italian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Biblical & Religious Medals and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Italy and from 18th Century, which are Objects with Christian or New Testament references, Objects with Biblical or Jewish Religious references or Hebrew Dates,

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