Medal of Lodovico Domenichi
by POGGINI, Domenico, Cast bronze, diameter 48 mm
The obverse of the medal shows the bust of Lodovico Domenichi facing right, bearded, wearing a doublet, and a mantle secured at the right shoulder. Beaded border.
The reverse shows a vase of flowers struck by lightning, which descends from clouds above. Beaded border.
Lodovico Domenichi (1515-1564) was renowned for his editions and translations of classical authors, including Xenophon, Plutarch, Polybius, and Pliny the Elder.