Italy, Giovanni II Bentivoglio (Lord of Bologna, 1462-1502), bronze medal attributed to Francesco Francia, granting the right of coinage by Maximilian I to Bologna, 1494, bust right in hat, rev., six-line inscription: MAXIMILIANI IMPERATORIS MVNVS MCCCCLXXXXIIII, 28.4mm (Hill 606; Arm. I, 104, 1; Kress 184 = Pollard 212), contemporary striking, very fine. Provenance: Sotheby’s Zurich, 27 May 1974, lot 67; Morton & Eden 20, 27 June 2006, lot 375; Stack collection, Morton & Eden 41, 9 December 2009, lot 78.

Estimate: GBP £700 - £1’000