medal
- Museum number
- M.39
- Description
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Cast bronze medal. Piercing plugged. (whole)
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Bust of Alfonso, facing three quarters to the left, with long hair. He is wearing a conical cap with edge turned up all round and small plume at the side, and plate-armour over gorget of mail; incised near the forward edge of the left shoulder plate, an armourer's mark crowned. Pearled border. (obverse)
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Triumphal entry of Alfonso into Otranto. He rides to the front, seated on a high car, drawn by two horses, he holds a lance in his left hand and gesticulates with his right hand. Preceeding him, and moving to the left, procession of horseman and foot-soldiers, varrying horseman's hammers and banners, and trumpeters, driving before them Turkish prisoners, with hands bound behind their backs. Through a gate are seen fortifications, buildings in flames, a lion's head fountain, and fore-part of a wolf rising out of the water. In the background, tall hills capped with buildings. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1481 (dated)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 61 millimetres
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Weight: 75.70 grammes
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- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- M.39
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Hill, 745d
- C&M catalogue number
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MI1 (Hill 1930) (193) (745) (D)
