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![Andrea Doria, 1466-1560, Genoese Admiral [obverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/Ezxz-x4MlouOcB0jLHCaoLISM38=/fit-in/224x/2811916.jpg "Andrea Doria, 1466-1560, Genoese Admiral [obverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Self-Portrait [reverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/5t9ubkC3575yLrsV8FYJvYPKoOg=/fit-in/224x/2811918.jpg "Self-Portrait [reverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Andrea Doria, 1466-1560, Genoese Admiral [obverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/ndm29sGwxpaMJmiEqVVOKRrmEcA=/fit-in/224x/2811920.jpg "Andrea Doria, 1466-1560, Genoese Admiral [obverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Fountain of the Sciences [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/oNzR48dkrJCXFWsqDeO3uij953c=/fit-in/224x/2811922.jpg "Fountain of the Sciences [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Maarten de Hane, 1475-1556, Flemish Merchant [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/Y-hHi8zYuxRgptaz9M9dI4QfCDo=/fit-in/224x/2811924.jpg "Maarten de Hane, 1475-1556, Flemish Merchant [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Ippolita as Diana with Hunting Dogs in a Landscape; behind her Pluto and Cerberus [reverse], 1551. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/bZUfeVkPFAF9OUjfXU5HYPcxK24=/fit-in/224x/2811926.jpg "Ippolita as Diana with Hunting Dogs in a Landscape; behind her Pluto and Cerberus [reverse], 1551. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![The Choice of Hercules before Parnassus: The Steep Path of Virtue...[reverse], 1548/1549. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/3itGKhwQZD27vxL6JepyqDzs_cE=/fit-in/224x/2811928.jpg "The Choice of Hercules before Parnassus: The Steep Path of Virtue...[reverse], 1548/1549. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Inscription in a Laurel Wreath [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/T-PDJ9WOnXke5kvCR2WvYbWdxx4=/fit-in/224x/2811930.jpg "Inscription in a Laurel Wreath [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Ippolita Gonzaga, 1535-1563, daughter of Ferrante Gonzaga [obverse], 1551. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/2BILNgmdOSFyhQ9ITPSKNKLmN1I=/fit-in/224x/2811932.jpg "Ippolita Gonzaga, 1535-1563, daughter of Ferrante Gonzaga [obverse], 1551. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Hope with Hands Raised in Prayer [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/WV8SZRrZZycW-8fWEMALo43PQ7Y=/fit-in/224x/2811934.jpg "Hope with Hands Raised in Prayer [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![The Future Philip II of Spain as Prince of Austria [obverse], 1548/1549. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/pCWIzCoCxVZEW0AWeUUwhwfuUa0=/fit-in/224x/2811936.jpg "The Future Philip II of Spain as Prince of Austria [obverse], 1548/1549. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Galley and Small Boat [reverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/qsa9U7WkvLFPHWGYRW-8xPaE0kc=/fit-in/224x/2811938.jpg "Galley and Small Boat [reverse], 1541. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Baccio Bandinelli, 1493-1560, Florentine Sculptor [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/TsCB1JNKxpDGMGxOwUhUAxFGVgk=/fit-in/224x/2811940.jpg "Baccio Bandinelli, 1493-1560, Florentine Sculptor [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![The Pillars of Hercules [reverse], 1553. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/jTQSO0B3YGML-kewtClkcxac2y0=/fit-in/224x/2811942.jpg "The Pillars of Hercules [reverse], 1553. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, and Prince Philip of Spain [obverse], 1553. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/RtiSLJ9wkN4XKjF56YFLtOaB4-0=/fit-in/224x/2811944.jpg "Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, and Prince Philip of Spain [obverse], 1553. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Ippolita Looking at a Crown of Stars [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/10oY1kkQiwWbpfB_aWVyy_YhSGo=/fit-in/224x/2811948.jpg "Ippolita Looking at a Crown of Stars [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga, 1535-1563 [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/oy2ZGmF7qLnBdvOQgZsB1_faURM=/fit-in/224x/2811950.jpg "Ippolita di Ferdinando Gonzaga, 1535-1563 [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Jupiter Thundering against the Giants [reverse], 1547 or after. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/HQqKVVh2yXbd6DdC1IevDoe8Q28=/fit-in/224x/2811952.jpg "Jupiter Thundering against the Giants [reverse], 1547 or after. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Charles V, 1500-1558, King of Spain 1516-1556, Holy Roman Emperor 1519 [obverse], 1547 or after. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/l32q5CGHg1a3ZhwMVQGnTJGlj1g=/fit-in/224x/2811954.jpg "Charles V, 1500-1558, King of Spain 1516-1556, Holy Roman Emperor 1519 [obverse], 1547 or after. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, Florentine Artist [obverse], c. 1561. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/6XESwBVbalMmHVKe3SsGTTfGUmk=/fit-in/224x/2811956.jpg "Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, Florentine Artist [obverse], c. 1561. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Blind Man with a Staff and Water-flask, Led by a Dog [reverse], c. 1561. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/zq1mWqmh491yIB0GEKHoIgGvXsA=/fit-in/224x/2811958.jpg "Blind Man with a Staff and Water-flask, Led by a Dog [reverse], c. 1561. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Roma with Wolf and Twins above the Tiber River [reverse], 1538. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/FeJ2QQ7cgmAzSDapL2csMTUFpSM=/fit-in/224x/2811960.jpg "Roma with Wolf and Twins above the Tiber River [reverse], 1538. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Paul III (Alessandro Farnese, 1468-1549), Pope 1534 [obverse], 1538. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/8x0vcUGr_uqqG0kqCW0Je8TXy1Q=/fit-in/224x/2811962.jpg "Paul III (Alessandro Farnese, 1468-1549), Pope 1534 [obverse], 1538. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Girolamo Cardano, 1501-1576, Physician and Philosopher of Pavia [obverse], c. 1550. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/pBwv2rGvXf37zralBjEaei9IS8U=/fit-in/224x/2811968.jpg "Girolamo Cardano, 1501-1576, Physician and Philosopher of Pavia [obverse], c. 1550. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Truth Crowned by Victory [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/eoZV2Yyr64NMi51z-uGvAUglIjY=/fit-in/224x/2811970.jpg "Truth Crowned by Victory [reverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Pietro Aretino, 1492-1556, Satirist [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/g4ayrd0MZ9eJ9JGji3Szo5027J8=/fit-in/224x/2811972.jpg "Pietro Aretino, 1492-1556, Satirist [obverse]. Creator: Leone Leoni.")
![Vision of People Approaching a Vine [reverse], c. 1550. Creator: Leone Leoni.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/9DfZV6S_-1SFDkyxaCSeAVZ-MVA=/fit-in/224x/2811974.jpg "Vision of People Approaching a Vine [reverse], c. 1550. Creator: Leone Leoni.")