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Condottieri Medals 17

AuthorityErcole I d’Este MaterialBronze Date 1472 – 1472 CE SourceAmerican Numismatic Society
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HERCVLES DVX FER[r]ARI[a]E MVTIN[a]E ET REGII / MCCCCLXXII — Ercole d’Este facing left, wearing a brocaded dress decorated with a big jewel, and a cap with a fluted crown with another piece of jewellery pinned at the side
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GADES HERCVLIS / OPVS CORADINI M[utinensis] — Young nude Hercules leaning on a club and holding a shield with the Este device, three columns emerge from water

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