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MAFFEO OLIVIERI, 1484-1543/1544.

9 Altobello Averoldo of Brescia, Bishop of Pola, 1497-1532. Cast bronze medal, undated (around
1517-1521). (Ø 94,2 mm; 287,50 gr) ALTOBELLVS AVEROLDVS BRIXIEN POLEN EPS VEN LEGTS
APOST. Bust right, wearing berretta and rochet // VERATI D, in exergue. Truth, as a nude female figure,
struggling with two nude men trying to cover her with a veil, to a corner of which she clings with her right
hand. Of the highest rarity. Museum piece. Suspension hole. Extremely fine contemporary cast 100.000.-
Armand II, p. 104, n°12 (Ø 94 mm); Hill, Corpus I, p. 128, n°486 (Ø 92-94 mm); Hill & Pollard (Kress Coll.) n°161
(Ø 93 mm); Scher (The Currency of Fame) 30.
Provenance: Collection A. M.
Auction Spink & Son's 8004, London (UK), 24 January 2008, lot n°109.

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