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Dante Alighieri

19th century
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; copper alloy
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 51 mm (2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Boston Numismatic Society
Accession number98.1177
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "DANTE ALIGHIERI" and under bust "PROF.G.DURPÉ DIR. L.GORI INC". Reverse: Inscribed within branches "NEL/SESTO CENTENARIO/DEL SUO GRAN FIGLIO/FIRENZE/PRIVA DELL'OSSA DI LUI SI RICONFORTA/NELLA DILETTA/EFFIGIE".
ProvenanceBy 1898, Boston Numismatic Society; 1898, gift of the Boston Numismatic Society to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1898)