Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (uniface)
Pastorino de' Pastorini, called Pastorino da Siena, Italian, 1508 - 1592
Early 16th century
Bronze with gilding
Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.3 cm)
Weight: 13 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Wallace D. Bradway, Class of 1947
2022.19.45
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
HERCVLES II FERRARIAE DVX IIII
Provenance
Morton and Eden, "Coins, Historical Medals and Paper Money," London, 5 June 2013, lot 591; sold to Wallace D. Bradway, New Haven, Connecticut, 2013; given to present collection, 2022.
Catalogue Raisonne
Kress 323
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