CELLINI, Benvenuto
(b. 1500, Firenze, d. 1571, Firenze)

'Giulio' of Alessandro de' Medici

1530s
Silver, diameter 2,6 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

The obverse of this coin shows the Medici coat-of-arms, while on the verso St John the Baptist is represented.

The silver Giulio coin was originally used in Ferrara.




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