Venetian School (16th century), Pietro Aretino (1492-1557, writer, satirist and poet), bronze medal, DIVVS PETRVS ARETINVS, bust left wearing coat and with chain suspended around neck, rev., VERITAS ODIVM PARIT (Truth gives birth to hatred), Truth, naked, seated on a rock pointing to a crouching satyr whom she kicks while looking up at Zeus in the clouds; behind her, a Victory crowns her with a wreath, 60.1mm (Attwood 407; Armand II 153, 11; Pollard 561 = Kress 484a; Toderi/Vannel 746; Scher, S., “Veritas Odium Parit – Comments on a medal of Pietro Aretino”, The Medal 14, 1989, p. 4, fig. 1), very fine contemporary cast with brown patina
Estimate: 4000 - 5000