© British Museum
Savonarola Medal
Artist: attributed to Florentine
Location: British Museum
Date: 1475 - 1500
Materials: bronze
Dimensions: 6 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £120 (Total: £120)
Vendor: Per BM
Review number: 186 (1915)
Description:
Medal in cast bronze of Giralamo Savonarola of Florentine workmanship: Obverse: Hieronymus sav fer vir doctiss s ordinis predicha rvm; Reverse: Gldivs domini svp ter am cito et velociter. A right hand issuing from clouds and holding a dagger over a city - a quotation from one of his prophecies.
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