Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Italy, Tribute to Poets, 1840, a bronze medal by P. Girometti, busts of Petro Metastasio, Ennio Quirino Viscontio and Bartholomaeo Pinellio in separate medallions, rev. legend in 5 lines, 50mm (Johnson 230); Defendente Sacchi and Giuseppe Frank, 1846, a bronze medal by L. Cossa, conjoined busts right, rev. legend in 10 lines, 43mm; Veterans of 1848-49, Conference medal, Naples, by Olivieri, view of the Bay, 37mm; other pieces (5, one in silver) [8]. Mostly very fine (£50-70)