Caracalla Medal
Item
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Title
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Caracalla Medal
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Description
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Bronze. Italy 1466. Unsigned, but attributed to Giovanni Boldù. Posthumous.
Obverse: Clothed laureate bust of a youth to left; along the edge, in a curve at left and right, ANTONINVS PIVS AVGVSTVS.
Reverse: At left, naked artist seated to right, his head in hands, with scattered bones by his feet, before him the winged Genius of Death, resting on a skull; in a curve above, IO SON FINE; below, in a curve, ∙ M ∙ CCCC ∙ LXVI ∙ .
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Creator
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Giovanni Boldù
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Date
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1466
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Extent
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90 mm
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Medium
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Bronze
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Coverage
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Italy
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Language
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Latin
