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![Emilia of Saxony, 1516-1591, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach [obverse], 1540. Creator: Master of the Pistorius Medal.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/huf5wzDPVjAiGMoNdQie_Aoo9Tc=/fit-in/224x/2812313.jpg "Emilia of Saxony, 1516-1591, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach [obverse], 1540. Creator: Master of the Pistorius Medal.")
![Allegory of Public Health, Safety, and Welfare [reverse], c. 1713. Creator: Jean Mauger.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/9YWNmXZ8aA5SpHoO8pDjcWB2F-I=/fit-in/224x/2812321.jpg "Allegory of Public Health, Safety, and Welfare [reverse], c. 1713. Creator: Jean Mauger.")
![Louis XIV, 1638-1715, King of France 1643 [obverse], c. 1713. Creator: Jean Mauger.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/rrR0GKL5iJVGbn1js73zUAo2mJ8=/fit-in/224x/2812323.jpg "Louis XIV, 1638-1715, King of France 1643 [obverse], c. 1713. Creator: Jean Mauger.")
![Truth Escaping from a Book [reverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/PxkeNlkvoNI1DzOBexqz0aeZ9wE=/fit-in/224x/2812329.jpg "Truth Escaping from a Book [reverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.")
![Cherub, Swan, and Eagle [reverse], c. 1513. Creator: Mea.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/iNoemPJc1D-5MgsTj4ZNKmM5-NA=/fit-in/224x/2812331.jpg "Cherub, Swan, and Eagle [reverse], c. 1513. Creator: Mea.")
![Battista Spagnoli of Mantua, 1447-1516, Carmelite Poet [obverse], c. 1513. Creator: Mea.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/AmpYsbOIzscBU-45gDWYIG2E920=/fit-in/224x/2812333.jpg "Battista Spagnoli of Mantua, 1447-1516, Carmelite Poet [obverse], c. 1513. Creator: Mea.")
![Giovanni Gonzaga, 1474-1525, Condottiere [obverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/jfVosWVEwg1aZRzK4PHtVyd4pNI=/fit-in/224x/2812335.jpg "Giovanni Gonzaga, 1474-1525, Condottiere [obverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.")
![Francesco Bonatti, Mantuan Lawyer [obverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/1tY-srgCH9ndXB3qC7BNy9Jg1tQ=/fit-in/224x/2812337.jpg "Francesco Bonatti, Mantuan Lawyer [obverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.")
![Galley in Full Sail [reverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/aPqwtSHZkfpZXAi27_l5zPdEb7s=/fit-in/224x/2812339.jpg "Galley in Full Sail [reverse], c. 1510. Creator: Mea.")
![Putto Holding Arms of Vitry [reverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/TQB4WwkEiCrpJNMitwEXHGJx4Cw=/fit-in/224x/2812345.jpg "Putto Holding Arms of Vitry [reverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.")
![Antonio Gonzalo de Toledo, c. 1480/1483-1524, Physician at Lyon [obverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/QyxXBv5JDsTG2ivhPssG5RHaPL4=/fit-in/224x/2812347.jpg "Antonio Gonzalo de Toledo, c. 1480/1483-1524, Physician at Lyon [obverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.")
![Woman Sitting on a Saddle [reverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/lkH8tKLhfODjSdpJ5CT-Y2G-Ip4=/fit-in/224x/2812349.jpg "Woman Sitting on a Saddle [reverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.")
![Jacques de Vitry-La Lière, died 1515, Canon, Dean, and Chancellor [obverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/1mxemegFhMaiprTkRYupprzkAuU=/fit-in/224x/2812351.jpg "Jacques de Vitry-La Lière, died 1515, Canon, Dean, and Chancellor [obverse], 1518. Creator: Medallist of 1518.")
![Camilla Albizzi [obverse], 1556. Creator: Medallist R.C..](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/0xi9VV8V5_dAwmMkTnlYHHJ9atY=/fit-in/224x/2812355.jpg "Camilla Albizzi [obverse], 1556. Creator: Medallist R.C..")
![Apollo Pursuing Daphne [reverse], 1556. Creator: Medallist R.C..](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/5MMY5wlduc6aMZAUciFyaIWRnls=/fit-in/224x/2812357.jpg "Apollo Pursuing Daphne [reverse], 1556. Creator: Medallist R.C..")
![Benedetto Lomellini of Genoa, 1517-1579, Cardinal 1565 [obverse]. Creator: Medallist T.R..](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/eDiP4IInEBcqWp8hzznRJBmAZBY=/fit-in/224x/2812361.jpg "Benedetto Lomellini of Genoa, 1517-1579, Cardinal 1565 [obverse]. Creator: Medallist T.R..")
![Gentleness Standing on a Serpent [reverse]. Creator: Medallist T.R..](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/XDz0LnLy5mUM5ceZc43jvwqiyRE=/fit-in/224x/2812363.jpg "Gentleness Standing on a Serpent [reverse]. Creator: Medallist T.R..")
![The Marquess of Mantua with Faith and Pallas [reverse], 1475. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/Hekcd86R10En4xMSBEOmgIqWtc0=/fit-in/224x/2812367.jpg "The Marquess of Mantua with Faith and Pallas [reverse], 1475. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.")
![Goldsmiths' Ornaments [reverse], c. 1481. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/jysD-1YPgRbfM-H8DVc0yhnMJuo=/fit-in/224x/2812369.jpg "Goldsmiths' Ornaments [reverse], c. 1481. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.")
![Chiara Gonzaga, 1464-1503, Wife of Gilbert de Bourbon 1481 [obverse], c. 1481. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/Jf4JTXN6wQZjP3EG3PDbKCCv7FM=/fit-in/224x/2812371.jpg "Chiara Gonzaga, 1464-1503, Wife of Gilbert de Bourbon 1481 [obverse], c. 1481. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.")
![Francesco II Gonzaga, 1466-1519, 4th Marquess of Mantua 1484 [obverse], probably 1484. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/TyyCLiboiDn_R8g4oQLtakbq0jc=/fit-in/224x/2812373.jpg "Francesco II Gonzaga, 1466-1519, 4th Marquess of Mantua 1484 [obverse], probably 1484. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.")
![Health Standing between Sea and Fire [reverse], probably 1484. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/KSAAJS8-gaE-gp085oj_iDgioEs=/fit-in/224x/2812375.jpg "Health Standing between Sea and Fire [reverse], probably 1484. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.")
![Lodovico III Gonzaga, 1414-1478, 2nd Marquess of Mantua 1444 [obverse], 1475. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/C47g49pcWoXvkO31AhZkIQ2dpWY=/fit-in/224x/2812377.jpg "Lodovico III Gonzaga, 1414-1478, 2nd Marquess of Mantua 1444 [obverse], 1475. Creator: Bartolommeo di Virgilio Melioli.")
![Allegory Celebrating Victory at Lepanto [reverse], 1571. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/TQFY_eafQtaG50sPUvXW3iqIIes=/fit-in/224x/2812379.jpg "Allegory Celebrating Victory at Lepanto [reverse], 1571. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.")
![Don Juan of Austria, 1547-1578 [obverse], 1571. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/X7kxfu1a80tNkvmig1GJhMVbrVE=/fit-in/224x/2812381.jpg "Don Juan of Austria, 1547-1578 [obverse], 1571. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.")
![Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1520-1589 [obverse], 1575. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/QmwP4C8byStho4lERnVMqorTEM0=/fit-in/224x/2812383.jpg "Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1520-1589 [obverse], 1575. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.")
![Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal Granvelle, 1517-1586, Bishop of Arras 1540, Cardinal 1561 [obverse]. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/-HIU2wghOkb6gLwqlEeM0gzCk2Q=/fit-in/224x/2812387.jpg "Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal Granvelle, 1517-1586, Bishop of Arras 1540, Cardinal 1561 [obverse]. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.")
![Ship at Sea [reverse]. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/OLxUKqNuaWZBVIBDrbjtgO1mnRg=/fit-in/224x/2812389.jpg "Ship at Sea [reverse]. Creator: Giovanni Vincenzo Melone.")
![Inscription [reverse], 1819. Creator: Auguste François Michaut.](https://d21cmcylgnyv91.cloudfront.net/HNQdgSaKXpoz3GgV7i3RzMUdJLQ=/fit-in/224x/2812419.jpg "Inscription [reverse], 1819. Creator: Auguste François Michaut.")