Art and Numismatics enriched by ancient weapons and decorative art objects. The history of the Coin, along with many other unique and difficult to find pieces. Paintings, Sculptures, Furniture and one of the richest collections of Coins and Medals in the world.
The Museo Bottacin housed on the second floor of Palazzo Zuckermann, is one of the most prestigious Numismatic Museums in Europe.
It was born from the generous legacy of Nicola Bottacin, a wealthy merchant from Trieste who, between 1865 and 1870, donated to Padua his extraordinary collection of works of art and coins, gathered mainly in Trieste in the first half of the nineteenth century
The exhibition is divided into two itineraries, one dedicated to the Works of Art, the other to the Numismatics part.
Works of Art and Decorative Arts
Paintings, sculptures, furniture, ancient weapons (rifles, pistols, bladed weapons) and other art objects from the Bottacin collection and subsequent additions.
Paintings by artists from Veneto (Bello, Schiavoni and Zona), Trieste (Dall’Acqua), but also Lombardy (Induno) accompany the sculptures of Magni, Cameroni and the Flora of the Ticino artist Vela.
Showcase Series Padovana
Honorary medals. Medals and punches; the exhibited specimens, chosen following criteria of essentiality, document the Carraresi mint, the sigillography and the medals of Padua, with particular attention to Giovanni da Cavino, the famous medalist active in Padua in the sixteenth century.
Of particular interest is the section dedicated to Ancient Weapons, with a selection of rifles, pistols and sidearms.
Among the sculptures, noteworthy are the bust of the Doge Paolo Renier by Antonio Canova and the Four Seasons, in alabaster, works from the second half of the eighteenth century, of notable quality and elegance of execution, probably of German origin.
Numismatic Collection
The museum houses one of the richest collections of coins and medals in the world, with over 100,000 pieces ranging from Greek, Roman Republican and Imperial, Byzantine, Ostrogothic, Lombard, Arab, medieval and modern coinage.
The numismatic section is organized in a path that illustrates the history of money, making the museum an international point of reference for scholars and enthusiasts.
Among the most important and rare pieces are:
Roman medallions of the emperors Hadrian, Septimius Severus and Maxentius: these large bronze or silver examples are extremely rare and sought after by collectors and scholars for their refined iconography and their celebratory function.
Lombard Tremissis of Astolfo: one of the very few gold coins issued during the reign of Astolfo (8th century), particularly rare due to the scarcity of Lombard gold issues.
Gold Ducat of Francesco I da Carrara: considered a unique piece, it is the only known example preserved in a public institution. This coin bears witness to the history of the Carraresi lordship in Padua in the 14th century.
Pre-Roman Venetic coins (4th-2nd century BC): among the oldest in the collection, they illustrate the monetary production of pre-Roman Venetia and are extremely rare due to their local origin and limited circulation.
Coins of the Venetian series: the museum’s collection is one of the richest and most complete in the world, with rare examples of zecchini, ducats and other issues of the Serenissima.
Geneva type denarius from the Nyon mint, attributed to Count Amedeo VII of Savoy: rare coin due to its provenance and limited production.
Testone di Carlo I and other unpublished specimens from the Savoy mints, such as the quarter ducatone of the second regency of Maria Cristina, the double of two of Maria Cristina and the ducatone of Vittorio Amedeo I: all pieces of great rarity and historical value.
Parpagliuola di rame of the Radicati counts, produced in the ephemeral mint of Passerano (late 16th century): clandestine coin and difficult to find.
Specimens from the ephemeral mints of Montanaro and Frinco: coins produced in very limited quantities and of great interest for the local monetary history
Palazzo Zuckermann
Corso Garibaldi 33
Padova
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