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Isotta degli Atti

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

about 1450

Place of ManufactureItaly

Medium/TechniqueMetal; cast bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 82 mm, 251.9 gm (3 1/4 in., 8.89 oz.)

Credit LineGift of Martin Brimmer

Accession number87.82

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "·ISOTA·ARIMINENSI·FORMA·ET·VIRTVTE·ITALIE·DECORI·" ["To Isotta of Rimini, the ornament of Italy for beauty and virtue"]. Reverse: Inscribed above "OPVS·MATHEI·DE·PASTIS·[symbol]" and below "·M·CCCC·XLVI·".

ProvenanceBy 1887, Martin Brimmer; 1887, gift of Martin Brimmer to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 1, 1887)