Leone Battista Alberti

Matteo de' Pasti (Italian, about 1420–after 1420)

about 1446–50

Place of ManufactureItaly

Medium/TechniqueMetal; cast bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 91 mm (3 9/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Martin Brimmer

Accession number87.80

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ClassificationsNumismatics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "·LEOBAPTISTA· ·ALBER·". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "OPVS MATTHAEI·PASTII·VERONENSIS" and below eye "QVID·TVM".ProvenanceBy 1887, Martin Brimmer; 1887, gift of Martin Brimmer to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 1, 1887)