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![Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia, c. 1431-1503), Pope 1492 [obverse], 1492/1503. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/EEQiFPCe4ANbxyagfA9hv2z7Eu4=/fit-in/224x/2813217.jpg "Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia, c. 1431-1503), Pope 1492 [obverse], 1492/1503. Creator: Unknown.")
![Castel Sant' Angelo [reverse], 1492/1503. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/PM1V0_OmlO_lzKVqV8MniDKSiGQ=/fit-in/224x/2813218.jpg "Castel Sant' Angelo [reverse], 1492/1503. Creator: Unknown.")
![Inscription in a Wreath [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/VNNHjoqq8HA9pteKI5BAZxqZ3-g=/fit-in/224x/2813221.jpg "Inscription in a Wreath [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici, 1475-1521), Pope 1513 [obverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/nU9zL5XuIqVB57zb2zoWfSy43qs=/fit-in/224x/2813222.jpg "Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici, 1475-1521), Pope 1513 [obverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.")
![Girolamo Arsago, Bishop of Nice, 1511-1542 [obverse], 1513. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/LegnjMNQA9EJ96nqGmRHNPKpz-A=/fit-in/224x/2813223.jpg "Girolamo Arsago, Bishop of Nice, 1511-1542 [obverse], 1513. Creator: Unknown.")
![Shield with the Medici Arms, Surmounted by the Papal Tiara and Crossed Keys [reverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/aZ_GhS0jJ8FPSqxNLWLC7xmOkAA=/fit-in/224x/2813224.jpg "Shield with the Medici Arms, Surmounted by the Papal Tiara and Crossed Keys [reverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.")
![Abraham and His Captains Met by Melchizedek [reverse], 1582. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/2FoOXDwBU0jsjm5GMc5rKuf8Zqo=/fit-in/224x/2813225.jpg "Abraham and His Captains Met by Melchizedek [reverse], 1582. Creator: Unknown.")
![Inscription in a Wreath [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/-_UGd1SWa1fKeuYHYcN_53kFKAM=/fit-in/224x/2813226.jpg "Inscription in a Wreath [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Giuliano II de' Medici, 1478-1516, Duc de Nemours [obverse], 1513/1516. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/H8oDJPo6gOG6M0uM3DFvQ7o5L48=/fit-in/224x/2813227.jpg "Giuliano II de' Medici, 1478-1516, Duc de Nemours [obverse], 1513/1516. Creator: Unknown.")
![Saint Paul [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/vpYkK9cjJs8yNBgnKGsYRyEc3vg=/fit-in/224x/2813228.jpg "Saint Paul [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Religion Enthroned between Theology, Astronomy, Philosophy, and Literature [reverse], 1582. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/4qrFVj_r6cPwZJM3OeCafPl7yXQ=/fit-in/224x/2813229.jpg "Religion Enthroned between Theology, Astronomy, Philosophy, and Literature [reverse], 1582. Creator: Unknown.")
![Inscription [reverse], 1513. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/tTDzzazcycSDPJg-CIj70LSH6SY=/fit-in/224x/2813230.jpg "Inscription [reverse], 1513. Creator: Unknown.")
![Innocent IX (Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, 1519-1591), Pope 1591 [obverse], 1591. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/ibGAergxx2pQiZscLNeocjDcwoA=/fit-in/224x/2813231.jpg "Innocent IX (Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, 1519-1591), Pope 1591 [obverse], 1591. Creator: Unknown.")
![Giuliano II de' Medici, 1478-1516, Duc de Nemours [obverse], 1513. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/NYYUqJ8K84wcf5yhiWjOBGm5k6Y=/fit-in/224x/2813232.jpg "Giuliano II de' Medici, 1478-1516, Duc de Nemours [obverse], 1513. Creator: Unknown.")
![Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni, 1502-1585), Pope 1572 [obverse], 1582. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/zbxrQf5ow7He7dvQIy61IAvUl_0=/fit-in/224x/2813233.jpg "Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni, 1502-1585), Pope 1572 [obverse], 1582. Creator: Unknown.")
![Jesus Christ [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/DcwvAIIYPjgzX7T6thxGZzRdrlI=/fit-in/224x/2813234.jpg "Jesus Christ [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Florence Leaning on the Medici Shield [reverse], 1513/1516. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/EN4tI-1EQGj70xOHDUfs5T7bs1k=/fit-in/224x/2813235.jpg "Florence Leaning on the Medici Shield [reverse], 1513/1516. Creator: Unknown.")
![Allegory with the Figure of Roma, as Minerva, Standing Armed amid Trophies [reverse], 1591. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/OG9QP2o0FRruIfWcKmesSTTyh3Y=/fit-in/224x/2813236.jpg "Allegory with the Figure of Roma, as Minerva, Standing Armed amid Trophies [reverse], 1591. Creator: Unknown.")
![Shield with the Medici Arms, Surmounted by the Papal Tiara and Crossed Keys [reverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/o56gcnJu3j7pHbupGbh87I3pihI=/fit-in/224x/2813237.jpg "Shield with the Medici Arms, Surmounted by the Papal Tiara and Crossed Keys [reverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.")
![Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici, 1475-1521), Pope 1513 [obverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/TeHsKT3UNPPXktfbImGgoLWF7XM=/fit-in/224x/2813238.jpg "Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici, 1475-1521), Pope 1513 [obverse], c. 1513/1515. Creator: Unknown.")
![Shield with the Arms of Della Rovere [reverse], 1507. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/R99D0BR8mS2zkEdX8S4zyUUKnM4=/fit-in/224x/2813239.jpg "Shield with the Arms of Della Rovere [reverse], 1507. Creator: Unknown.")
![Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere, 1443-1513), Pope 1503 [obverse], 1507. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/pBk1oz88Rwz8apfNmUhRDDOIMMk=/fit-in/224x/2813240.jpg "Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere, 1443-1513), Pope 1503 [obverse], 1507. Creator: Unknown.")
![Founding of San Carlo ai Catinari, Rome, by Pope Paul V [obverse], 1612. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/DzJv72h6l21__mw5a-HU_LmgTZg=/fit-in/224x/2813244.jpg "Founding of San Carlo ai Catinari, Rome, by Pope Paul V [obverse], 1612. Creator: Unknown.")
![Inscription [reverse], 1612. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/M5Om7xOpdQM6GAViL16XWA-K-jk=/fit-in/224x/2813245.jpg "Inscription [reverse], 1612. Creator: Unknown.")
![Pietro Vettori the Younger, 1499-1585, Florentine Scholar [obverse], probably 1573. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/L56rJ7AvDDJN9txEcjUdbnJJLfc=/fit-in/224x/2813249.jpg "Pietro Vettori the Younger, 1499-1585, Florentine Scholar [obverse], probably 1573. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.")
![Olive Branch [reverse], probably 1573. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/cCjCkmi1eOBRLqy-kVfTnGaPo7k=/fit-in/224x/2813250.jpg "Olive Branch [reverse], probably 1573. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.")
![Minerva Holding an Olive Branch and a Spear [reverse], 1574. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/vbkLSzMbUf3-Zpict-8zfcfa92I=/fit-in/224x/2813251.jpg "Minerva Holding an Olive Branch and a Spear [reverse], 1574. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.")
![Pietro Vettori the Younger, 1499-1585, Florentine Scholar [obverse], 1574. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/86Q6LOZZJt7GbbnU9qNSTMC2rV8=/fit-in/224x/2813252.jpg "Pietro Vettori the Younger, 1499-1585, Florentine Scholar [obverse], 1574. Creator: Gaspare Romanelli.")
![Figure before a Palm Tree [reverse], 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/7Aicw_4Ko9lJ7epfxIOupBv0Nls=/fit-in/224x/2813253.jpg "Figure before a Palm Tree [reverse], 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.")
![Isabella d'Este, 1474-1539, Wife of Francesco II Gonzaga of Mantua 1490 [obverse], 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/Tgju_01wk3uHpEMzsScrskAmB_A=/fit-in/224x/2813254.jpg "Isabella d'Este, 1474-1539, Wife of Francesco II Gonzaga of Mantua 1490 [obverse], 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.")
![Astrology and the Sign of Sagittarius [reverse], probably 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/5feJm1tfNh2tQFOn_v-V_FAcAsY=/fit-in/224x/2813255.jpg "Astrology and the Sign of Sagittarius [reverse], probably 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.")
![Isabella of Aragon, 1470-1524, Wife of Giangaleazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1489 [obverse], 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/AB2q7TlprvVQ2mP1-c_4221HUXc=/fit-in/224x/2813256.jpg "Isabella of Aragon, 1470-1524, Wife of Giangaleazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1489 [obverse], 1507. Creator: Gian Cristoforo Romano.")
![Beatrice of Aragon, 1457-1508 [obverse], probably 1491/1505. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/XvyjLj47QsPntocu8uN7PY1U0y4=/fit-in/224x/2813257.jpg "Beatrice of Aragon, 1457-1508 [obverse], probably 1491/1505. Creator: Unknown.")
![Maddalena Rossi [obverse], probably c. 1500/1530. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/-D6XMVik3k3qqjVP9oDGZ5Ivj0U=/fit-in/224x/2813258.jpg "Maddalena Rossi [obverse], probably c. 1500/1530. Creator: Unknown.")
![Captive Love Bound to a Tree [reverse], probably c. 1500/1530. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/__0Rk2CAWyowSOJEwhBDrQIR6zs=/fit-in/224x/2813259.jpg "Captive Love Bound to a Tree [reverse], probably c. 1500/1530. Creator: Unknown.")
![Swan Standing on a Bow and Quiver [reverse], probably c. 1500/1520. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/nktqdgdmJ2YKPTexyJwfaCB8yhQ=/fit-in/224x/2813260.jpg "Swan Standing on a Bow and Quiver [reverse], probably c. 1500/1520. Creator: Unknown.")
![Maddalena of Mantua [obverse], probably c. 1500/1520. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/4u-H9F4sXI0Dg6CTf7Pdjm26wkk=/fit-in/224x/2813261.jpg "Maddalena of Mantua [obverse], probably c. 1500/1520. Creator: Unknown.")
![Captive Love Bound to a Tree [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/uqmCfbi4501xyF7_-fCU7UXjNRs=/fit-in/224x/2813264.jpg "Captive Love Bound to a Tree [reverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Jacoba Correggia [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/yl8hX_GHkH2z9fwJlfrRS-wi_qw=/fit-in/224x/2813265.jpg "Jacoba Correggia [obverse], c. 1500. Creator: Unknown.")
![Paul IV (Gian Pietro Carafa, 1476-1559), Pope 1555 [obverse], 1556. Creator: Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/005cat_BXX2h6zcxVtDimntL7j8=/fit-in/224x/2813273.jpg "Paul IV (Gian Pietro Carafa, 1476-1559), Pope 1555 [obverse], 1556. Creator: Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi.")
![Faith [reverse], 1556. Creator: Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/86-0EB15xQNZSeIOHL33oRcnsfw=/fit-in/224x/2813274.jpg "Faith [reverse], 1556. Creator: Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi.")