Giovan Battista Guglielmada (fl. 1665-89). Portrait Medal of Camillo Massimo, Cardinal, 1678.53.5 mm. 41.9 grams. Bronze. Johnson 663. Bust of Cardinal Massimo to left, wearing biretta and draped with his mozzetta, CAMILL - S - R - E - P - C - MAXIMVS / God of the Tiber reclines at left beneath constellation of Leo, Romulus and Remus with she-wolf and altar at right, ASTRA - TENET above, ANT - DE - CAVA LERIIS - D - D 1678 in exergue below. Medal turn. Struck bronze, an original strike. Extremely crisply defined on both sides, with hints of luster on mottled dark brown, black, and brassy bronze surfaces. Somewhat matte in some areas of the fields, lightly reflective in others. Struck twice to bring up detail, perfectly centered, nicely preserved. Plain edge neatly filed from rim to rim. An intellectual collector and patron of the arts, Cardinal Massimo (1620-77) was a noted numismatist, making this memorial medal particularly appropriate.<p><p>From the Santini Collection of Renaissance Medals. Earlier from Numismatica Ars Classicas Sale 53, November 2009, lot 664; Peter J. Merani Collection; Classical Numismatic Groups Triton XXIV sale, January 2021, lot 291.
