Medal of Sixtus V (obverse)
by POGGINI, Domenico, Struck bronze, diameter 48 mm
The obverse of the medal shows the bust of Pope Sixtus V facing right, tonsured and bearded. He is wearing a cope with decorated collar fastened with a morse. Pearled border.
Latin inscription: SIXTVS V PONT MAX ANN III (Pope Sixtus V in his third year).