Benvenuto Cellini and the Testoon for Alessandro de Medici: A Preliminary Study

• Giannoni, Luciano ^[1] ; Marzi, Riccardo ^[1]
  1. [1] Independent Researcher
• Localización: Revista Numismática OMNI, ISSN-e 2104-8363, Nº. 8, 2014
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper, that was born out of a discussion between the two authors on the online forum Tuttonumismatica.com, is a preliminary study of the dies of the Testoon of Alessandro de Medici, engraved, together with other monetary types, by the famous Benvenuto Cellini. The study will also try to provide a few statistics on the weight of the coin in question. The final objective will be to determine the total number of dies and a possible mintage figure, which would be possible once more specimen will become available to study.