. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 84.âNaples, Francis I. reverse of , 1830 'â ''â ' (Phiiiii Iroiii Riceiardi) Filippo Rega died in , hut his designs and models continued to he used Tor many ;" His successor at the mini was Vincenzo C^atenaeei. whose signature followed by the customary dir. (c/»(.v;V = directed) can he seen on medals issued during '" The coins continued to be anonvmous. VVe have little information about the life of C'at<'- nacci -"- and his ncti\ity, beyond his l)irth in 1786 and his death at Naples in 1S
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 84.âNaples, Francis I. reverse of , 1830 'â ''â ' (Phiiiii Iroiii Riceiardi) Filippo Rega died in , hut his designs and models continued to he used Tor many ;" His successor at the mini was Vincenzo C^atenaeei. whose signature followed by the customary dir. (c/»(.v;V = directed) can he seen on medals issued during '" The coins continued to be anonvmous. VVe have little information about the life of C'at<'- nacci -"- and his ncti\ity, beyond his l)irth in 1786 and his death at Naples in 1S55. Siciliano discloses that he was a favorite of Rega, who promoted the younger man's career at the ⢠In 182'), at the age of , he was named on Rega's special recom- mendation priruo imisorr i/ri rilli (first engraver of obverses). He followed Rega to the Engraving Ofiice where he worked until his death in Maieh .\ son, Scipionc C'atenacci, also worked as an engraxer. Since Vincenzo spent most of his life at the mint under the spiritual t;uidanee of Rega, his acti\ily limited to the w(jrk of faithful co|nist and die- sinker and he did not have the opportunity to develop his own artislic per^^y. .\one ol his uDrks (an lie distin'..;uisheil by more a stu<lied in technical exeeulion. I lis pindnets are ban 11 i,| the distinguisliing mark of an in(h\i(hial stvle. Anioni; the b\ ( ^ lidin designs Ijy e,m l)e nienlioned the lunerai medal of Ferdinand 1 (bS2,Si,-"' aiiodiei' medal eonnnemo- ralint; tlie reliuri frdin ;'llie deadi medal oi the kin<^ in llic- same way,-"" \\\r ob\rr^i- ol the medal connnenKiraliir^ the a( (cssion ol IVr(nnjn<l II in lS3n,-"' ;nid a li-w pi i/c medals, from the subject ol the |)ii-\ioiis medals il can be seen that he was L;i\'en lli<- lii^hesl assii^nnienls e\i-n though ihe qualilN ol his work did nol In
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