dating: Late 18th - Early 19th Century provenance: Italy, Made of silver. On the obverse Mercury holds a caduceus and hands a tablet (on which is inscribed 'COS / CIS') to the Cisalpine Republic, seated, with hand resting on a stump; on the borders the inscription 'SPEM BONAM CERTAMQVE DOMVM REPORTO. HOR.' and in the exergue 'COMIZI-CISALPINI / IN. LIONE. A. X.' On the reverse the inscription 'VOTI. PVBBLICI / PER. THE. PROSPERITY / ETERNAL. OF. REPUBLIC / CISALPINE. INSURED / WITH. CONSTITVATION / AVSPICE. BONAPARTE.' 58 g. It is the initial version of the medal, created before the name was changed from Cisalpina to Italica by acclamation. diameter 5.8 cm.