Description
ITALY
Charles Albert of Savoy-Sardinia (1831–1849). Pair of silver and bronze medals, Academy of Fine Arts of Liguria in Genoa, by F. Putinati, 1832, Turin.
Obv. REX. KAROLVS. - ALBERTVS. AVG. Bare head facing right; below, signature F. PUTINATI.
Rev. STAT. SVVS. NVNC. ARTIBVS. HONOR. An allegory of the city of Genoa, turreted and seated on the left, receiving a laurel wreath from the Genius of Fine Arts. In the centre, a column with a rostrum surmounted by the double-headed coat of arms of Genoa. In the exergue: ACADEMIA LIGVSTICA / MDCCCXXXII.
numismatica-italiana.lamoneta.it W-ME51L2/3-1; Silver and bronze – 36.76 g and 37.42 g - 41.5 mm - 12 o’clock
From the private collection of the House of Savoy and H.R.H. Princess Marie Gabrielle of Savoy, daughter of Humbert II.
Fine scratches and scuffs on the fields. Superb.
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