Set of two bronze medals: - F/ left profile of Pope Paul II surrounded by the inscription PAVLVS.VENETVS.PAPA.II. R/ Allegory of Instruction surrounded by the inscription LETITIA SCHOLASTICA. A.BO. Rome, circa 1465 Diameter: 3.2 cm Probably made to mark the privileges granted by Paul II to the University of Bologna. - F/ left profile bust of Pope Adrian VI (1459-1523) surrounded by the inscription ADRIANVS VI PONT. MAXIM. R/ pontifical attributes surrounded by the inscription SPIRITVS SAPIENTIAE, ROMA. Rome, circa 1522/23 Diameter: 4 cm (wear) Provenance : Raoul de Rochebrune Collection. Sale December 8, 1976, Angers, Maitre Henri Martin, n°142, resumed, sale at Château de la Court d'Aron, 2002.

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