Grossone of Bentivoglio Conservatori from Unknown Artist: Unknown
Mint: Unknown
Ruler: Bentivoglio Conservatori, Italian, 1446–1506

1446–1506

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

3.19 g, 12:00, 27.6 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Professor Alfred R. Bellinger

Accession Number

2001.87.34924

Geography

Made in Bologna, Italy

Culture

Bologna

Period

15th–16th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: .BONONIA.MATER.STVDIORA. Lion standing on hind legs, holding the banner of the Bentivoglio.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: S PETRONI .DE.BONONIA. St. Peter, seated, holds the city in his r. hand and the shepherd's staff in his l. hand.
Provenance
Professor Alfred R. Bellinger, New Haven, Conn., by 1978; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 1978–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, money

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