Beautiful Vatican Copper Medal Pope Alexander VII Year 3 Cavalry in Front of Fortress By Gasparo Morone

Description: A rare early restrike papal states copper or bronze (can’t tell) medal with the image of the bust of Pope Alexander VII facing left on the obverse. Alexander VII was pope in the period 1655-1667. The reverse shows the images of men on horsebacks in front of the gate of a fortress of some sort. There are also steps to the right of the gate leading to another entrance. The obverse of the medal is the obverse of Mazio 255 while the reverse is that of Mazio 252. The obverse has the legend "ALEXAN.VII.PONT.MAX.A.III" surrounding the pope's bust along the edge. The reverse has the legend "FEL.FAVS.Q.INGRES" above the image along the edge. The medal came with a description indicating that it is to commemorate the arrival of queen Christina of Sweden in Rome. We were unable to neither confirm nor refute such a claim. Be that as it may, this is an unusual medal which is very uncommon and our research could not uncover another example. Moreover, it is our opinion that this is an ear