Obverse: leonellvs - marchio - estensis [separation mark olive branch]. Bust of leonello d'este with thick, curly hair in a patterned robe to the left. Reverse: opvs pisani - pictoris [separation mark dot]. Mast to which a sail inflated by the wind is attached. In front of it, two men sit on stony ground, both naked, an old man on the left, a young man on the right. Commentary: cast. Literature: l. Börner, the italian medals of the renaissance and the baroque (1450-1750). Berliner numismatisch forschungen neue folge 5 (1997) 21 no. 12 (this piece, 1441-1443); j. Friedländer, the italian display coins of the fifteenth century (1430-1530). Ein beitrags zur kunstgeschichte (1882) 34 (quoted in no. 10); gf hill, a corpus of italian medals of the renaissance before cellini (1930) 9 no. 26 a (this piece). Further information on the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18228147. Object Type: coin. Date: ca. 1441-1443. Place of creation: Italien / /. Dimensions: mass: 154.4 g (5.4 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin. Pisano, Antonio, gen. Pisanello- Leonello d'Este - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5520696
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