Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Reverse cracked. Obverse: Half length figure of Doge Girolamo Priuli (1486-1567). Legend: 'HIE . PRIOL . VENE . DVX . III . AN . AE . LXXV.' Reverse: Venice, murally crowned, seated by the sea, a palm branch in her right hand, her left resting on a rudder. A galley in the background. Legend: 'AN . SAL . MDLXI . DV . LXXXVI . VR . CON . M . C . X . LI.' Inner circle: 'ADRIA . REGI . MARIS'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1322
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
People: Priuli, Girolamo
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 60 mm