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Mehmed II
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Mehmed II

Costanzo da Ferrara (Italian, about 1450–about 1525)
about 1481
Place of ManufactureItaly
Medium/TechniqueMetal; cast bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 120 mm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLucy Stone Brewer Fund
Accession number23.202
On View
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ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge in band "SVLTANI·MOHAMMETH·OCTHOMANI·VGVLI·BIZANTII·INPERATORIS·1481". Reverse: Inscribed at edge in band "MOHAMETH·ASIE·ETCRETIE·INPERATORIS·YMAGO·EQVESTRIS·INEXERCITVS" and below horse "OPVS/CONSTANTII". ProvenanceBy 1875, C.C. Perkins, Boston; 1909, transferred from C.C. Perkins to Charles B. Perkins, Boston; 1923, sold by Charles B. Perkins to the MFA for $1000 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: April 5, 1923)

NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers 23.202-209 were acquired together for $1000.