Seal of dom Marchesini. Italy, 14th c. - Lot 59

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500 - 800 EUR
Result : NC
Seal of dom Marchesini. Italy, 14th c. - Lot 59
Seal of dom Marchesini. Italy, 14th c. Copper alloy with a dark patina on the reverse side, losing its patina on the obverse. 39 x 24 mm. Mandorla matrix; tapered diametrical edge, pertuated top bulge. Field: above a median cloud, the Virgin half-body holding the Child; below, a kneeling monk, hooded on the shoulders, hands clasped seemingly holding a cross pattée, leaning against a six-pointed star. Legend in orle, between two crenellations; in capitals: + S o DOMNI o MARCHESINI On the reverse, inscription inscribed "284" (19th c.). It is tempting to compare this seal with that of Friar Giovanni Marchesini, a Franciscan biblist and theologian at the turn of the 13th & 14th centuries.
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