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9 October 2017

Portrait medal of Leonello d'Este obverse (early 1440s), Antonio Pisano called Pisanello. Benjamin Proust, around £6,500

Portrait medal of Leonello d’Este obverse (early 1440s), Antonio Pisano called Pisanello. Benjamin Proust, around £6,500

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