LEONI, Pompeo
(b. 1533, d. 1608, Madrid)

Patience (reverse)

1554
Lead, diameter 69 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Inscription around top circumference: SVPERANDA OMNIS FORTVNA (quotation from Virgil: "superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est", every misfortune is to be subdued by patience).

The obverse of the medal shows the bust of Ercole II d'Este (1508-1559), Duke of Ferrara.