medal (cast restitution ?)

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medal(cast restitution ?)

Object Type: medal (cast restitution ?)
Museum number: G3,VP.110
Description: Cast lead medal. Aftercast. Several piercings on reverse. (whole); Bust of Cesara Borgia facing left with long hair to his shoulders and a short pointed beard. He is wearing armour and a military hat with a plume at the top. Plain border. (obverse); Borgia device in a circle (quarterly, 1 and 4, double crown, 2 and 3 flames). Plain border (reverse)
Production date: 1553 (before)
Production place: Made in: Italy (?)
Materials: lead
Technique: cast; pierced
Dimensions: Diameter: 36 millimetres; Weight: 26.48 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Hill 1930 / A corpus of Italian medals of the Renaissance, 2 vols (p.222, 859)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: ruler; military; heraldry; christian cleric; arms/armour
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois
Acquisition name: Donated by: George IV, King of the United Kingdom
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: George III, King of the United Kingdom
Acquisition date: 1825
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: G3,VP.110
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Hill, 859
C&M catalogue number: MI1 (Hill 1930) (222) (859)
Conservation: Treatment: 08 Jun 1993