Medal: Pope Marcellus II, Giovanni Antonio Rossi, model 1555 (possibly cast 17th or 18th century

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Medal: Pope Marcellus II, model 1555 (possibly cast 17th or 18th century), Bronze (Copper alloy with brown patina)., Diam. cm, wt. g., Medals, Giovanni Antonio Rossi (Italian, Milan 1517–died after 1575), The obverse shows a portrait of Pope Marcellus II; on the reverse is a depiction of Ecclesia, represented as a seated woman reading the Gospels and holding a rudder. Marcellus II (Marcello Cervini, 1501 – 1555), was pope for only twenty-two days in 1555

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Size: 3150px × 3735px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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