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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 4098723, member: 74834&quot;]That is a most beautiful Baroque design by Giovanni Martino Hamerani from a period that abounded in high Vatican medal artistry. Here is another with a different portrait of Christ. It was sculpted by the father of Giovanni, Alberto Hamerani, the founder of <a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamerani" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamerani" rel="nofollow">this dynasty</a> (in Italian, sorry), who was himself the son of a Bavarian goldsmith. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1065935[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Papal States. Pope Clement X, 1670-1676. Year 1 = 1670. AE medal. Obv. Tiaraed bust right. Rev. Christ washing a simple Fisherman&#039;s feet. Sculpted by Alberto Hamerani (1620-1677). 40 mm, 29.80 gr.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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