The Medal of Sultan Mehmed Khan II
The Medal of Sultan Mehmed Khan II the Conqueror The Bronze Medal of Sultan Mehmet Khan II the Conqueror (1432 – 1481), made by Costanzo da Ferrara, Naples 1481, diameter: 12.3 cm. Inscriptions: On the obverse, “SVITANVS . MOHAMETH . OTHOMANVS . TVRCORVM . IMPERATOR” (Sultan Mehmed of the house of Osman, emperor of the Turks); Obverse On the reverse, “HIC . BELLI . FVLMEN . POPVLOS . PROSTRAVIT . ET . VRBES” (This man, the thunderbolt of war, has laid low peoples and cities); in the tablet at the bottom of the reverse, “CONSTANTIVS . F”[ecit] (Costanzo made it) Reverse Fatih Sultan Mehmet Han Madalyonu Costanzo da Ferrara tarafından yapılan bronz Fatih Sultan Mehmet Han (1432 – 1481) madalyonu, Napoli 1481, çap:12.3 cm. Yazıtlar: Ön yüzde, “SVITANVS MOHAMETH. OTHOMANVS. TVRCORVM. IMPERATOR” (Osmanlı hanedanından Sultan Mehmet, Türklerin imparatoru); Arka yüzde, “HIC BELLI. FVLMEN. POPVLOS. PROSTRAVIT. ET VR...