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Numismatics
Ruler: Pope Sixtus V, Italian, 1520–1590
Mint: Ancona
1 Testone of Pope Sixtus V from Ancona
1588
Silver
9.04 g, 2:00, 32.3 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Professor Alfred R. Bellinger
2001.87.33769
Geography:
Made in Ancona, Italy
Status:
Culture:
Papal
Period:
16th century
Classification:
Numismatics
Provenance:
Professor Alfred R. Bellinger, New Haven, Conn., by 1978; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 1978–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
