British and World Commemorative Medals - Baldwin's

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280 Alexander VII (1599-1655-1667), Fabio Chigi,
cast Bronze Complimentary Medal, 1659, by
Gioacchino Francesco Travani (fl 1634-1675), the
reverse by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, bearded bust left,
rev Androcles and the lion, MVNIFICO PRINCIPI
DOMINICVS IACOBATIVS, in scroll below ET FERA
MEMOR BENEFICII, 94mm (Mol 96; Roma 79; Linc
1192; Ciech 255; Clifford 186). A later cast, very
fine. £70-90
281 Urban VIII (1623-1644), the Tomb of the Apostles
in St Peter’s in Rome, restrike Bronze Medal, by
Gaspar Mola, bust right, rev the Baldacchino of
St Peter and St Paul, 42mm (Linc 1007). Extremely
fine. £40-50
282 Clement X (1670-1676), Emilio Bonaventura
Altieri, Bronze Annual Medal, Year 3, 1672, by
Giovanni Hamerani, bust right, wearing tiara and
embroidered cope, rev the Roman Charity, Pero
offers her breast to her imprisoned father, Cimon,
VIVIFICAT ET BEAT, 34mm (Linc 1318). Extremely
fine. £50-70
283 Innocent XI (1611-1676-1689), Benedetto Odescalchi,
Annual Medal, Year 12, 1688, by Giovanni
Hamerani, bust right wearing tiara and cope, rev
Hope stands with anchor, SPERENT IN TE QVI
NOVERVNT NOMEN TVVM, 38mm (Bartolotti 688;
Lincoln 1475). Extremely fine. £80-120
284 Innocent XI, Benedetto Odescalchi, Bronze Annual
Medal, Year 13 (1688), the Fortitude of the Church
(Victories over the Turks; the Arrival of James II
in Rome), by G Hamerani, bust right, wearing
cap, cope and stole, rev seated figure of Fortitude
holding a broken column, her other hand resting on
a lion, FORTITVDO MEA DOMINI, 37mm (Linc 1477;
Roma 132; Miselli 175, 174; Bartolotti 689; Wolf 6:2).
Extremely fine. £60-80
Of Jacobite interest: the Pope bemoans the loss of England as a
Catholic country and by patting the lion shows his sympathy
for James II.