italy-ferdinand-ii-of-the-two-sicilies-1846-bronze-railway-medallion
Lot 3130
Italy, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. 1846 Bronze Railway Medallion
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The 72mm medallion by Aloy Arnaud has a high relief portrait of Ferdinand II on the obverse and commemorates the Inauguration of a rail connection between Naples and Caserta. Presented in its original lidded box lined in velvet.



Severino Family Collection, Washington, D.C.

Deep toning with a few bronze highlights peeking through; a small, barely visible depression on the subject's cheek.