Medal - Ludovico Fernandez Portocarrero 1678 front Medal - Ludovico Fernandez Portocarrero 1678 back
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Medal - Ludovico Fernandez Portocarrero

1678 year
Silver clad bronze 33.37 g 44.5 mm
Description
Location
Papal States
Pope
Innocent XI (Innocentius XI) (1676-1689)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1678
Composition
Silver clad bronze
Weight
33.37 g
Diameter
44.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#169921
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Winged personification of fame on a monument, 4 cherubs to the upper left, harbour scene below with cannons, a ship, and fortifications bearing the cardinal's arms.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HAC
DVCE
CVNCTA
PLA
CENT

Edge

Plain

Comment

Ludovico Fernandez Portocarrero (1629-1709) was the archbishop of Toledo, viceroy, and Captain General of Sicily between 1677 and 1678.