Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Historical and Art Medals

Italy, Quatercentenary of the Birth of Michelangelo, 1875, a bronze medal by Santarelli and N. Farnesi, bust right, reverse legend in wreath, 54mm. Extremely fine, patinated (£30-40)

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), almost certainly the most famous artist produced by Western civilization and arguably the greatest, universally viewed as the supreme Renaissance artist