Medal commemorating Antonio Perrenot de Granvela (1516-86), Bishop of Arras, Archbishop of Malines, Cardinal & Viceroy of Naples

Medal commemorating Antonio Perrenot de Granvela (1516-86), Bishop of Arras, Archbishop of Malines, Cardinal and Viceroy of Naples. Obverse: Bust of Cardinal de Grenvela (left). Legend: 'ANT . S . R . E . PBR . CARD GRANVELANVS'. Reverse: Port beam of the ship of Aeneas (portrayed as a three-masted vessel) in a storm, winds blowing. Legend: 'DVRATE'. An 18th-century copy.

Object Details

ID: MEC0187
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Italy
Date made: 1563
People: Granvela, Antonio Perrenot de, C
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 42 mm