GIOVANNI MARIA
CVM a FL a and in exergue IO a mar POMED | ▼ F ▼
In front of an oak-tree with lopped branches,
an ass standing 1., laden with faggots; he
nibbles leaves from a loose oak-branch; above
the tree is an axe set to a branch; from another
branch hangs a drum with two drumsticks;
a club strikes the ass on his hind quarters.
Arm. I, 126, 3 (52 mm.). Montini, loc. cit., no. 6.
[a. Pl. 107.]
(a) Paris (Valton), 52 mm. Arm., loc. cit. Rev. de I? art
arc. et mod., xxiv (1908), p. 299. (b) Vienna, 52 mm.
Friedl., p. 102, no. 7.
The motto is from Rom. xii. 15. This medal suggests
more clearly than others of the same medallist’s that the
inscriptions were made by impressing type in the mould.
UNKNOWN LADY.
594. Obv. F^B^ETaLONGIVSWIVATaSERVATAa
FIDE a Bust of lady 1., hair partly confined in
net; necklace and loose robe over chemise.
Incised compass rules for inscription.
Rev. 1OANNES MARIA a POMEDELLVS vVERON
ESIS a fa Naked, bearded nude figure kneeling
1., holding on his head basket laden with fruits;
behind him Cupid to front, with bow and quiver,
touching the basket with r. hand; Cupid stands
on a globe inscribed A S O In field, on 1., a
caduceus; on r. a vine growing.
Arm. I, 129, 13 (53 mm.). C. Bernasconi, op. cit., p. 308.
Montini, loc. cit., no. 1. [c. and d. rev., Pl. 107.]
(a) Berlin, 53 mm. Friedl., p. 103, no. 8, Pl. xix. Hab.,
Pl. Ixxii, 4. (6) Another, 53 mm. Simon, no. in.
(c) London (George III), f 54-5 mm. Keary, no. 83.
S.1. M., Pl. 22, 3. Hill, Med. Ren., Pl. x, 3. Guide
Ren. Med., p. 22, fig. 23. (d) Another (from the Bank
Collection),f52mm.,readingVERONESI F (^)Venice,
Correr, rev. only. Catal., no. 130. (/) Vienna, f 53-5 mm.
Late after-cast. Tres. de Num. II, xiii, 5. (.§•) Gus-
tave Dreyfus, f 54 mm. Obv. chased. Rodocanachi,
La femme ital., p. 220. (A) Henry Oppenheimer,
f 53 mm., ex Heseltine. After-cast. (/) Formerly
Lanna, 53 mm., no. 145, Pl. n, ex His de la Salle
(no. 82).
A S O is probably for Amor superat omnia (or orbem).
Bernasconi (followed by Montini) misread these letters as
A MD = 1500. The specimen seen by Bernasconi (then
in the possession of Remigio Castellani) was without an
obverse. The obverse inscription looks like an anagram.
GONZAGA (Federigo II), fifth Marquess
of Mantua.
595. Obv. FEDERICVSaIUMARCHIOaMANTVAEaV
Bust 1., with short hair and slight beard, wearing
a chain over coat.
Rev. Altar on top of a mountain (Olympus),
on which grow trees; a road winds up it; above,
FIDES; in exergueioanesmaria|pomedaFa The
whole in a wreath of formal flowers.
Arm. I, 127, 6 (40 mm.). Tres. de Num. II, xliii, 3.
Friedl., p. 101, no. 4. Montini, loc. cit., no. 8. [f. Pl. 107.]
(a) Florence, f 40 mm. Sup., no. 237. Dull cast.
(b) Mantua, 40 mm. Magnaguti, Le med. mant., p. 91,
no. 37. (c) Parma, f 40 mm. Litta, Gonzaga, no. 14.

POMEDELLI 594-7
(d) Venice, Correr. Catal., no. 126. (e) Gustave Drey-
fus, f 39 mm. (/) T. W. Greene, f 40 mm. N. Chr.
(1881), p. 338, Pl. xiv, 3.
Between 1523, when Federigo was granted the Olympus
and Altar device (see note on no. 271), and 1530 when he
became Duke.
POMEDELLI (Giovanni Maria), the medal-
list.
596. Obv. IOMARIA POMED w Bust 1., elderly,
hair curling at ends, wearing flat cap, doublet
and loose cloak, in which his r. hand is partly
wrapped. Pearled border between plain circles.
Rev. hercvlesa salvatoris Hercules,
nude, standing to front, head r., r. holding arrow
and club which rests on ground, 1. holding bow,
lion-skin over 1. arm. Pearled border.
Arm. I, 128, 12 (23 mm.). Montini, loc. cit., no. 15.
[a. Pl. 107.]
(a) Berlin, 23 mm. Friedl., p. 104, no. 10 and p. 213,
Pl. xix. Arm., loc. cit. Montini, loc. cit. Fabr., p. 65,
Pl. xiv, 2. Hill, P.M.I.A., p. 46, no. 22, Pl. xxiii.
Hab., Pl. Ixxii, 3.
V V is for Veronensis Villafrancorum. HERCVLES
should be HERCVL1S. The type may have been suggested
by an ancient coin of Thasos, although the imitation is not
close.
This is placed among the signed medals, although the
mere fact that it represents Pomedelli would of course not
be evidence of his authorship; but the style is patently his.
SESSO (Isabella Michiel), wife of Giam-
battista.
597. Obv. (Vine-leaf on stalk) • ISABELLA • SESSA •
MICHAEL • VENETA Bust 1., hair swathed in
voluminous drapery; wears mantle tied on 1.
shoulder over undergarment. Pearled border.
Rev. ekitaaaimoi mhnizomenh Occasion
seated 1.; she is semi-nude, mantle over r.
shoulder and lower part of body, long lock of
hair fluttering from her forehead; holds in 1.
bridle, in r. three nails; r. foot on a skull;
behind her a leafless tree and a sphinx-crested
helmet. In exergue, sign of the artist between
punch (on 1.) and graver (on r.). Pearled border.
Arm. I, 127, 8 (44 mm.). Friedl., p. 102, no. 5. Morso-
lin, Riv. Ital., iii (1890), pp. 250 f. Montini, loc. cit., no. n.
[d. obv., m. rev., Pl. 108.]
pz) Brescia (Martinengo), 44mm. Rizz., no. 165. (b) Ber-
lin, 45-5 mm. Simon, no. no. (c) Florence, silver (?),
42 mm. Sup., no. 238. [The metal, described by
Supino as silver, has the appearance of pewter or bell-
metal.] (^) London, f 45-5 mm., ex Rosenheim, Sale
Catal. (1923), no. 52. (e) Another (less margin outside
border), f 42 mm. (/) Another (George III), bell-
metal (?), f 43 mm. (£•) Milan (Med. Mun.), f 45 mm.
(A) Paris, 44 mm. Arm., loc. cit. (/) Venice, Mus.
Correr. Catal., no. 128. (/) Venice, Mus. Arch.
Gall. Naz. Ital., ii (1896), p. 51, Pl. xxiv, 5. (k) Vicenza,
Mus. Civ. Reads DIVA ISABELLA &c. Morsolin,
loc. cit., p.254, (0 Gustave Dreyfus, f 45 mm. (m) T.W.
Greene, f 46 mm., ex Thewalt. N. Chr. (1881), Pl. xiv, 2.
The vine-spray preceding the obverse inscription appears
to have taken the place of something which has been