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Session Seven - Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:00 am
4426
Israel. Collection of State Medals, 1960's and 1970's:
.
Each medal 60 mm. Bronze (36 medals) Sterling (8 Medals, 113
grams each). Housed in a presentation case. Total 42 medals.
Extremely Fine To Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value .................................................$800 - 1,000
4427
Israel. Group of Large Medals:
. Mainly bronze medals rang-
ing in size from 45 to 60 mm. A couple of silver medals. Sold as
is, no returns. Lot of 25 medals.
Extremely Fine To Uncircu-
lated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $100 - 200
4428
Israel. Large Bulk Lot of Coins and Medals:
. A few silver
coins plus several silver medals. Approximately 50 ounces of sil-
ver. An interesting assortment that should carefully be exam-
ined. Sold as is, no returns.
Estimated Value .......................................................$750-UP
4429
Israel. Famous Artists (Rembrandt, Modigliani, etc.),
Lot of 7 State Silver Medals (Color), Undated
. 50 x 48 mm
(oval). Each is 105 grams, 999 fine. Maximum authorized mint-
age of 700, and probably fewer actually made. Medals feature
full color lithographs by Rembrandt, Modigliani, Pissarro, Tarkay,
Pann, Delacroix and Bergner. 2 of 7 medals are pictured.
Uncir-
culated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
4430
Italian States: Cisalpine Republic. 30 Soldi, IX (1801)
.
KM-1; Pagani-9. Revolutionary state. Female bust right.
Reverse
Five line inscription. Scratches and cleaned.
NGC graded
About Uncirculated, Details (Surface Hairlines)
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $150 - 200
B
EAUTIFUL
F
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R
ENAISSANCE
T
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4431
Italian States - Ferrara. Testone, ND
. CNI-X-34
(pl.XXX,22). Alfonso I d'Este, 1505-1534. Obverse, bearded
portrait of the Duke left. Reverse, Samson holding the head
of a lion, with bees coming from the mouth. A snake is on
the ground. Nicely toned and in a high state of preservation
for this rare coin. Bought from Seaby of London in March of
1971.
NGC graded EF-45
.
* Alfonso I, an engineer and patron of the arts, was born in
1476, the son of Ercole d'Este and Eleanor of Naples. Soon
after becoming ruler he found that his brothers Ferrante
and Giulio d'Este were plotting against him, and in 1506
they were tried for treason and sentenced to death. Just as
they mounted the gallows Alfonso announced that their
sentences would be commuted to life imprisonment. Fer-
rante died in prison after 34 years, but Giulio was pardoned
in 1559 after 53 years in jail.
In these brutal times Alfonso was a cunning politician. He
fortified Ferrara and wisely picked his allies during an era of
complex European conflicts. He remained an ally of Louis
XII of France, but became an enemy of Pope Julius, who in
1510 excommunicated him and declared his fiefs forfeit,
adding Ferrara to the Papal States. Alfonso fought with suc-
cess against the Papal and Venetian armies and played a
major part in the French victory at the battle of Ravenna
1512. Alfonso's first wife was Anna Sforza. His second wife
was the famous femme fatale and member of the notorious
Borgia family, Lucrezia Borgia.
Estimated Value ........................................ $8,000 - 9,000
4432
Italian States: Lucca. Scudo, 1747
. Dav-1373; KM-53.
Crowned heart shaped arms.
Reverse
: St. Martin on horseback
sharing his coat with a beggar. Tooling in field. Uneven toning.
NGC graded Extremely Fine, Details (Excessive Surface
Hairlines)
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $150 - 200
4433
Italian States: Milan. Filippo, 1676
. Dav-4005. Charles II of
Spain. Weak date.
NGC graded VF-25
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
