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1 Piastra - Cosimo I
| Issuer | Tuscany, Grand Duchy of |
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| Year | 1568-1572 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Cosimo I de' Medici facing right, wearing plate armor with an ornate pauldron and a cloak over the left shoulder, rendered in high relief in the Renaissance portrait tradition. The effigy is bearded, with curly hair, and displays the ruler's dignified profile in the manner of an antique cameo. The bust is set within a beaded inner circle, with the circular Latin legend disposed around the periphery between the inner beaded border and an outer milled border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of Florence, depicted facing slightly left in a wilderness landscape with vegetation at his feet. The saint is partially draped in a camel-hair garment and holds a long cross-staff (crux hasta) in his right hand, while his left hand is raised in a gesture of benediction; a nimbus encircles his head. The figure is set within a beaded inner circle, with scattered decorative elements in the field, and the circumscribed Latin legend incorporating the date 1570 runs between the inner and outer milled borders. |
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