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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
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

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".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "·ALEXANDER·M·R·P·FLOREN·DVX".

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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