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Bronze religious medallion of the virgin Santa Rosa de Lima, ca. 1720s.

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Bronze religious medallion of the virgin Santa Rosa de Lima, ca. 1720s.
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Bronze religious medallion of the virgin Santa Rosa de Lima, ca. 1720s. 38x35mm; 15.4 grams. A well-preserved oval Jesuit medallion of substantial size, fully intact, with Santa Rosa de Lima on one side (legend S.ROSA.VIRGO / LIMEN.) and Santo Ignacio de Loyola on the other (legend S.IGN. / D.LOY.S.J), all lightly worn but with nicely contrasting toning against light copper fields. Santa Rosa de Lima (born in 1586) was considered the first American saint.