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1 Testone - Cosimo I
| Issuer | Florence, Republic of |
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| Year | 1565-1566 |
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| Value | 1 Testone = 2 Lire |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | COSMVS•MED•FLOREN•ET SENAR•DVX•II •1565• (Translation: Cosimo Medici, Duke of Florence and Siena) |
| Reverse description | Full-length figure of Saint John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence, seated facing front upon rocky ground, his head turned slightly to the left. The saint raises his right hand in a gesture of benediction and holds a long cross-staff in his left hand; he is depicted in flowing robes and long beard, rendered in bold relief characteristic of Florentine Renaissance coinage. The surrounding Latin legend •S• IOHANNES BATISTA• identifies the figure, distributed around the periphery with a beaded border. |
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