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![Alfonso as Infant Hercules [reverse], 1477. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/lVeSj6ttaeityTaYeeVjzhkaflE=/fit-in/224x/2820666.jpg "Alfonso as Infant Hercules [reverse], 1477. Creator: Unknown.")
![Shield of Este on Floriated Ground [reverse], c. 1475/1505. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/IP7PwSSLSZhx_T42rEgGbkcYgyI=/fit-in/224x/2820669.jpg "Shield of Este on Floriated Ground [reverse], c. 1475/1505. Creator: Unknown.")
![Putti Receiving Shower of Este Diamond Rings [reverse], 1505. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/UOH587QulYrZM1ZKR0q8YTHUP4Q=/fit-in/224x/2820671.jpg "Putti Receiving Shower of Este Diamond Rings [reverse], 1505. Creator: Unknown.")
![Ercole I d'Este, 1431-1505, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio 1471 [obverse], 1505. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/tjQjAkpxVLcG_OJ7mXuRfCkA6-I=/fit-in/224x/2820672.jpg "Ercole I d'Este, 1431-1505, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio 1471 [obverse], 1505. Creator: Unknown.")
![Man Riding [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/AWvgiGKitxspATmS7xzMdeCss9o=/fit-in/224x/2820684.jpg "Man Riding [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Nero, Laureate, Seated Under Palm Tree [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/0xyuzkXxJqVo9acdIxd1A8M8l9c=/fit-in/224x/2820685.jpg "Nero, Laureate, Seated Under Palm Tree [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Marcus Croto [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/KFyxT3XtzWdC0Rw0osrn1ZENd_M=/fit-in/224x/2820687.jpg "Marcus Croto [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Faustina the Elder, d. 141, Wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/oF1nZ0gZmBITkIEQc1xTME7JGLg=/fit-in/224x/2820688.jpg "Faustina the Elder, d. 141, Wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Nero, 37-68, Roman Emperor 54 [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/bY0Q_o6oXYZSZZm9g6_bgCG4o-o=/fit-in/224x/2820689.jpg "Nero, 37-68, Roman Emperor 54 [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Antonius Pius and Faustina Joining Hands [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/yYIDesEAXpCTohpLvGMlA8bBK3w=/fit-in/224x/2820690.jpg "Antonius Pius and Faustina Joining Hands [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Hadrian [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/bPE1dQ2lHjyQ8G5cZWVsfd-LuNU=/fit-in/224x/2820691.jpg "Hadrian [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Hadrian Riding and Carrying a Standard [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/tBDUJvrb_Me8Q33Xnre_93s8uj8=/fit-in/224x/2820692.jpg "Hadrian Riding and Carrying a Standard [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Marcus Croto Riding [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/G3bN3YEkJhd-senClTMjWvG1QK4=/fit-in/224x/2820693.jpg "Marcus Croto Riding [reverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Marcus Croto (obliterated) [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/iIaLlKiMK2U7VR-nYqKSy6rCL4k=/fit-in/224x/2820694.jpg "Marcus Croto (obliterated) [obverse], fourth quarter 15th century. Creator: Antonio Averlino.")
![Constancy [reverse], 16th century. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/q4J7cOLTjWOfGLhGDmnYFwEPyvY=/fit-in/224x/2820703.jpg "Constancy [reverse], 16th century. Creator: Unknown.")
![Philip II, 1527-1598, King of Spain 1556 [obverse], 16th century. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/mU1-ExRpLu8M1jwSfMFPmMqzTWM=/fit-in/224x/2820704.jpg "Philip II, 1527-1598, King of Spain 1556 [obverse], 16th century. Creator: Unknown.")
![Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae [obverse], c. 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/1mpzu07WaU9iJ9BRXCDXnrasO1o=/fit-in/224x/2820714.jpg "Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae [obverse], c. 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.")
![Battle between the Hungarians and the Turks [reverse], late 15th century. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/LK8GcNUUlhPARxBnS6JlVGJhnH4=/fit-in/224x/2820715.jpg "Battle between the Hungarians and the Turks [reverse], late 15th century. Creator: Unknown.")
![Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae [obverse], c. 1464/1470. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/ibNaJUTBbqsQXiA-EE1GflibW5s=/fit-in/224x/2820718.jpg "Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae [obverse], c. 1464/1470. Creator: Unknown.")
![Florence Holding an Orb and Triple Olive Branch [reverse], c. 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/Rs6o8zenthZ4M7bb31lDXRFxHeg=/fit-in/224x/2820720.jpg "Florence Holding an Orb and Triple Olive Branch [reverse], c. 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.")
![Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary 1458-1490 [obverse], late 15th century. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/n_F3JwqrAjqL5dXPGwgjih3BZRg=/fit-in/224x/2820722.jpg "Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary 1458-1490 [obverse], late 15th century. Creator: Unknown.")
![Florence Holding an Orb and Triple Olive Branch [reverse], c. 1464/1470. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/nWL8AHGZORANgcs8Np07EGQDCBM=/fit-in/224x/2820724.jpg "Florence Holding an Orb and Triple Olive Branch [reverse], c. 1464/1470. Creator: Unknown.")
![Wisdom Gazing at a Serpent [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/xEULAel9OiQECq34Bsu94S1-aiQ=/fit-in/224x/2820730.jpg "Wisdom Gazing at a Serpent [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Francesco Petrarca of Arezzo, 1304-1374, Poet [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/ADt6_yQaf9yuCUrgBU_8flhad1w=/fit-in/224x/2820731.jpg "Francesco Petrarca of Arezzo, 1304-1374, Poet [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313-1375, Florentine Writer [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/9uyGdBYjD34A9WecN8ATGbiGwPo=/fit-in/224x/2820732.jpg "Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313-1375, Florentine Writer [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Poetry Walking in a Wood [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/WcPxdP-YB3BbdRFjD2PGg9paEkg=/fit-in/224x/2820733.jpg "Poetry Walking in a Wood [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Florence Holding an Orb and Triple Olive Branch [reverse], probably 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/1TTxaH0b7tgLLkrxnQNnCQTAjpQ=/fit-in/224x/2820734.jpg "Florence Holding an Orb and Triple Olive Branch [reverse], probably 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.")
![Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae [obverse], probably 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/GsJ1FR1qpck6jcgTC2rVJ1QZrhY=/fit-in/224x/2820735.jpg "Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae [obverse], probably 1465/1469. Creator: Unknown.")
