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Condottieri Medals 49

cm.49 · 1475–1475 AD source search banners cite
Condottieri Medals 49, Bronze, 1475–1475 AD. Obverse: ludovico gonzaga in an all’antica armour decorated with an image of a hydra; a cloak is visible over his left shoulder, he wears a mortier on his head; a chain composed of gonzaga suns hangs on his chest, a roundel with a “troncone con la tortorina” device is attached to the chain on leather bands; behind the roundel there are two crossed shields, one with the gonzaga coat of arms, and another made of a turtle shell. Reverse: ludovico gonzaga wearing all’antica armour and paludamentum, in a laureate helmet, seated on a square seat on the side of which the gonzaga hound device is depicted; his left arm rests on a shield, and he holds a sword in his right; a pair of virtues accompanies him: faith (fides) pointing upwards with her right hand, and wisdom (pallas) resting on a shield with a medusa head, holding a helmet and a spear. Weight about 108.0 g, diameter 80.1 mm.
mint — weight 107.96g (1)
ruler Ludovico III Gonzaga diameter ⌀80.1 (1)
denomination — axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Cast
country Mediterranean dataset CM — Renaissance Medals Online
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obverse

Ludovico Gonzaga in an all’antica armour decorated with an image of a hydra; a cloak is visible over his left shoulder, he wears a mortier on his head; a chain composed of Gonzaga suns hangs on his chest, a roundel with a “troncone con la tortorina” device is attached to the chain on leather bands; behind the roundel there are two crossed shields, one with the Gonzaga coat of arms, and another made of a turtle shell

reverse

Ludovico Gonzaga wearing all’antica armour and paludamentum, in a laureate helmet, seated on a square seat on the side of which the Gonzaga hound device is depicted; his left arm rests on a shield, and he holds a sword in his right; a pair of virtues accompanies him: Faith (Fides) pointing upwards with her right hand, and Wisdom (Pallas) resting on a shield with a Medusa head, holding a helmet and a spear

specimens (2)
SITNAM 107.96g ⌀80.1 6↕
British Museum (RMO)

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Condottieri Medals 49 (cm.49), 1475–1475 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/condottieri-medals-49/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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