Condottieri Medals 6, Lead, 1478–1482 AD. Obverse: giovanni bentivoglio facing right, wearing a plate armour over a shirt of mail and a soft cap with an upturned brim. Reverse: bentivoglio armoured and mounted, with a bastone in hand and a sword at side; bentivoglio’s coats of arms (sega) on the horse trappings; behind him a squire (in a tall crest of globe with plumes), holding a lance. Weight about 302.0 g, diameter 97.3 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 302.00g (2) |
| ruler | Giovanni II d’Annibale Bentivoglio | diameter | ⌀97.3 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Lead | technique | Cast |
| country | Mediterranean | dataset |
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obverse
Giovanni Bentivoglio facing right, wearing a plate armour over a shirt of mail and a soft cap with an upturned brim
reverse
Bentivoglio armoured and mounted, with a bastone in hand and a sword at side; Bentivoglio’s coats of arms (sega) on the horse trappings; behind him a squire (in a tall crest of globe with plumes), holding a lance
specimens (3)
British Museum (RMO)
SITNAM
297.51g
⌀97.5
12↕
SITNAM
306.49g
⌀97.1
12↕
Cite this coin
Condottieri Medals 6 (cm.6), 1478–1482 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/condottieri-medals-6/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA