POGGINI, Domenico
(b. 1520, Firenze, d. 1590, Roma)

Medal of Lodovico Domenichi

c. 1552
Cast bronze, diameter 48 mm
British Museum, London

The obverse of the medal shows the bust of Lodovico Domenichi facing right, bearded, wearing a doublet, and a mantle secured at the right shoulder. Beaded border.

The reverse shows a vase of flowers struck by lightning, which descends from clouds above. Beaded border.

Lodovico Domenichi (1515-1564) was renowned for his editions and translations of classical authors, including Xenophon, Plutarch, Polybius, and Pliny the Elder.




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