Italy. Fano. Lucrezia Capranica Antelminelli Castracani, 1716-1750. Bronze medal 1750 by Antonio Selvi (Bronze, 83.00 mm, 176,56 g). LVCRETIA COM CAPRANICA ANTELMINELLA CASTRACANE Q ANN AET XXXIV Bust to the right with long loose hair falling over the shoulders. A small jewel fastens the scarf that wraps around her shoulders and chest. R/ LVCTVS PATRIAE The personification of the city of Fano seated on a throne with the coat of arms of Fano and F F. In the background, a sarcophagus with a dog on the pediment, surmounted by a reclining female statue; behind, three cypress trees; on the exergue A S F. Johnson 147; Vannel-Toderi 1987, 213. Extremely fine original cast with original period suspension ring. Brown patina. Very rare. The medal commemorates the death of Lucrezia Capranica in 1750. The two F F on the coat of arms of Fano refer to the city's Latin name 'Fanum Fortunae', while the dog carved on the sarcophagus represents the coat of arms of the Castracani family, and the cypresses that of the Capranica family.