Tallero of Ferdinando de' Medici | Yale University Art Gallery

1606

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 28.13 g, 6:00, 40.7 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of the Reverend William H. Owen, B.A. 1897, Collection
Accession Number: 2001.87.33209
Geography: Made in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Culture: Italian
Period: 17th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: FERDINANDVS M MAG ETR DVX III. Crowned bust r. Armored and holding a scepter in r. hand with l. hand on belt. In exergue: 1606.

Reverse Description: PISA INVESTVSTAE MAIESTATIS MEMORIAM. Shield with 6 Medici balls crowned by grand-ducal crown.

Provenance

Reverend William H. Owen, to 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money

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