Medal: Bust of Annibale Bentivoglio

The obverse shows a portrait of Annibale Bentivoglio(died 1445), leader of the Republic of Bologna in 1442;the reverse depicts two angels holding the coat of armsof the Bentivoglio family, surrounded by garlands. Thisold, crude aftercast was possibly made after a lead original;the word PATRIA is unusual, as it should bePATRIAE. Another medal with the same characteristicbelonged to the collection of King George III(now in the British Museum, London).