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Lorenzo il Magnifico
| Location | Republic of Florence (Italian States) |
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| Year | 1490 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust effigy of Lorenzo de' Medici in high relief, depicted with long hair and a plain collar garment. The encircling Latin legend reads MAGNVS LAVRENTIVS MEDICES around the upper field. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAGNVS LAVRENTIVS MEDICES |
| Reverse description | Allegorical seated female figure representing Florence, shown in three-quarter profile facing right, draped in classical robes and leaning against a laurel tree whose branches spread across the upper field. She extends her right hand holding a spray of flowers while her left hand rests in her lap holding fruit. The legend TVTELA PATRIE is inscribed along the left border, with FLORENTIA split across the lower field. |
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