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Two metallic discs, one shows a man in profile and the other shows a stylized sunrise over the earth.

Livio I Odescalchi (1652-1713)

1649 - 1705

Giovanni Martino Hamerani

Italian

Obverse: Odescalchi in right profile, with flowing hair and wearing cuirass with demon clasp and mantle; reverse: sun with human face, rising over the earth, Italy prominent in view. Obverse is higher relief than reverse. From curatorial meeting form: Silvered bronze medal of Livio I Odescalchi, Duke of Bracciano, on the occasion of his appointment as commander of the papal armies.

Silvered bronze

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