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<p>[QUOTE="stlnats, post: 3263916, member: 41066"]A nice AR 82 from the Triton sale, lot 2389 altho I purchased it afterward. It's interesting that this is a proposed interior design so it doesn't match with the related 43 mm medal. Here's the description from the sale:</p><p><br /></p><p>ITALY, Papal States. Pius IX. MDCCCLXIX (1869). AR 82mm Medal. I. Bianchi, sculptor. PIUS IX PONT. MAX., capped bust left, wearing hooded habit and stole / PROSPECTVS INTERIOR BASILICAE VATICANAE DEO SACRAE IN HONOREM BEATI PETRI PR AP, proposed interior view of St. Peter's Basilica; I EQ BIANCHI DELIN ET SCVL AN. MDCCCLXIX in exergue. Europese Penningen 1576. EF, deeply toned. ($300)</p><p>An exceptional example of Papal artistry, and a paragon of sculptural and medallic art. The incuse center of the reverse descends 8mm from the rim, rendering actual space to heighten the perspective. To compensate for the pitfalls of such a high-relief medal, the die is aligned such that the negative space of the reverse corresponds exactly with the high-point of the obverse bust. The reverse is accurate down to the molding and parietal inscriptions, and the end of the transept is rendered in atmospheric perspective.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859298[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859299[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>What fun[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stlnats, post: 3263916, member: 41066"]A nice AR 82 from the Triton sale, lot 2389 altho I purchased it afterward. It's interesting that this is a proposed interior design so it doesn't match with the related 43 mm medal. Here's the description from the sale: ITALY, Papal States. Pius IX. MDCCCLXIX (1869). AR 82mm Medal. I. Bianchi, sculptor. PIUS IX PONT. MAX., capped bust left, wearing hooded habit and stole / PROSPECTVS INTERIOR BASILICAE VATICANAE DEO SACRAE IN HONOREM BEATI PETRI PR AP, proposed interior view of St. Peter's Basilica; I EQ BIANCHI DELIN ET SCVL AN. MDCCCLXIX in exergue. Europese Penningen 1576. EF, deeply toned. ($300) An exceptional example of Papal artistry, and a paragon of sculptural and medallic art. The incuse center of the reverse descends 8mm from the rim, rendering actual space to heighten the perspective. To compensate for the pitfalls of such a high-relief medal, the die is aligned such that the negative space of the reverse corresponds exactly with the high-point of the obverse bust. The reverse is accurate down to the molding and parietal inscriptions, and the end of the transept is rendered in atmospheric perspective. [ATTACH=full]859298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]859299[/ATTACH] What fun[/QUOTE]
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