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 |
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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 |