ITALY - SIGISMOND PANDOLFO MALATESTA Lord of Rimini 1432-146 - Lot 417

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ITALY - SIGISMOND PANDOLFO MALATESTA Lord of Rimini 1432-146 - Lot 417
ITALY - SIGISMOND PANDOLFO MALATESTA Lord of Rimini 1432-1468 x SIGISMVNDVS - PANDVLFVS - DE - MALATESTIS.S.RO. ECLESIE.C. GENERALIS. His bust on the left wearing a mantle on a cuirass. R/. Crowned Fortitude, seated on a seat formed by the front part of two leaning elephants holding a broken column. In exergue, * MCCCCXLVI * ** Hill 178; Armand I, 20/9; Pollard 26; Kress 61 Bronze medal dated 1446 in Roman numerals by the engraver Matteo de Pasti Later cast. Flan retouched. Very nice. Sigismund Malatesta or Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini, Fano and Cesena from 1295 to 1500. He was born on June 19, 1417 in Brescia and died on October 7, 1468 in Rimini at the age of 57. He was a condottiere member of the Malatesta family. He was a famous character for his betrayals and his provocation towards the morals of the time. He was considered by his contemporaries as one of the most formidable military leaders of his time.
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