SIGISMONDO D'ESTE (1434 - 1507) Opus Sperandio di Mantua

Æ cast, 78.5 mm, 196 gr.

D\ ILLVSTRISSIMVS . SIGISMVNDVS . EXTENSIS . Bust of Sigismondo d'Este acing right, with long hair and a robe with a high collar.R\ . OPVS . SPERANDEI. Winged naked cupid standing leaning with his left arm on a sword, holding a scale in his right hand. Above, branch with leaves and rosette.Ref Bibl. Armand, I, n14, Boccolari 1987, p. 32 n 8.Posthumous cast; blocked hole