among medals, a modern medal struck in imitation of the antique, or a new medal struck with all the marks and characters of antiquity. This name is properly applicable to those medals only that were struck in the seventh century by an Italian painter born at Padua; who succeeded so well in the imposture, that the best judges are at a loss to distinguish his medals from the genuine ones. Though it is frequently used in general for all medals of this kind.

a small province of Italy, in the territory of Venice, bounded on the east by the Dogado, on the south by the Polefino di Rovigo, on the west by the Veronese, and on the north by the Vicentino. Its soil is well watered; and is one of the most fertile in Italy. The province is about 40 miles in length, and 35 in breadth. Padua is the capital town.