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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
modern coins
Coin — Ercole II d'Este, Ferrara, 1546
1546
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.301-1910), made in Ferrara, dated 1546. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, silver, Ercole II d'Este, unknown medallist, Italy (Ferrara), dated 1546. Museum description: Coin depicts on the obverse bust to left of Ercole, bearded, in armour. Ins…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1497
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: seven-headed monster. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-49; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 7.69 g.
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