Andrea Doria Thanks to Pietro Aretino
Features
| Location |
Genoa ›
Republic of Genoa (1139-1797)
 |
|---|---|
| Doge |
Peter of Campofregoso (1450-1458)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1541 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 35.12 g |
| Diameter | 42.48 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 561344 |
| References | Johnson / Martini# 2243 Rodolfo Martini, Cesare Johnson, Rina La Guardia (ed.); 1986. Catalogo delle medaglie / I . Secolo XV = Catalog of Medals. Comune di Milano, Settore Cultura Musei e Mostre, Milan, Italy. Philip Attwood; 2002. Italian Medals C.1530-1600 / Volume 1. Text: In British Public Collections. British Museum. Fiorenza Vannel, Giuseppe Toderi; 2006. Medaglie Italiane del Museo Nazionale del Bargello / Volume 3: III Secolo XVIII = Italian Medals of the National Museum of Bargello. Edizioni Polistampa, Florence, Italy. Alfred Armand; 1883. Les médailleurs Italiens / Volume 1: des quinzième et seizième siècles = Italian Medalists (2nd). Forgotten Books.George Francis Hill; 1930. A corpus of Italian medals of the Renaissance before Cellini: in 2 volumes. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Mantled bust facing right, trident behind the shoulder, dolphin below.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANDREAS DORIA P.P.
Engraver: Leone Leoni
Reverse
Bust facing right, broken chains
Engraver: Leone Leoni
Comments
Leoni engraved this medal as an act of thanksgiving for being freed from the galleys. At the request of Charles V, protector of the Leoni, Pietro Aretino asked Andrea Doria to mobiliz and to obtain from Pope Clement VII, for whom he worked, the grace for Leoni liberation in Genoa in 1541.
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