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Alessandro da Medici, testone
Attributed to: Benvenuto Cellini (Italian, 1500–1571)
Italian (Florence)
1532–37
Object Place: Europe, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Other (Overall): 3.5cm (1 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. George L. Walton
Accession Number36.291
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionCircular coin, a testone, of Alessandro dd Medici.
Obverse: Profile bust of Alessandro da Medici Looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "·ALEXANDER·M·R·P·FLOREN·DVX".
Reverse: Saints Damian and Cosmas standing at center; inscribed at edge "·S·DAMIANVS·S·COSMVS".
Obverse: Profile bust of Alessandro da Medici Looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "·ALEXANDER·M·R·P·FLOREN·DVX".
Reverse: Saints Damian and Cosmas standing at center; inscribed at edge "·S·DAMIANVS·S·COSMVS".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "·ALEXANDER·M·R·P·FLOREN·DVX".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "·S·DAMIANVS·S·COSMVS".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "·S·DAMIANVS·S·COSMVS".
ProvenanceBy 1936, Dr. George L. Walton, Boston; 1936, gift of Dr. George L. Walton to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 7, 1936)
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