Related in theme however a medal which I found attractive in the non floor Heritage LB auction. Austria. Habsburg. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637, Bronze medal. Florence Mint. 44m, 43gr. ND (1623) by Pietro de Pomis (1569-1633) For the Coronation of Ferdinand II in Frankfurt which took place 9 September 1619. Förschner-67. JuF 1872. Obv: FERDINANDVS II ROM IMP SEMP AVG. Hanged Bust of Emperor with chipped millstone collar, to the right of Ferdinand II. Rev: LEGITIME: CE RTANTIBVS. Radiant sun crowned between 4 crowns; bright sun above the lower crown, sun over a monogram.. Glossy coffee brown surfaces with beautiful style and detail. NGC MS-63 BN Undated medal, unsigned but attributed to Giovanni Pietro de Pomis (1565 or 1569/70 - March 6, 1633) who was a painter, medalist and Italian architect. His works show a marked influence of late Mannerism. Ferdinand II de Medici (1610-1670 in Florence) is a Grand Duke of Tuscany, the son of Cosimo II of Medici and Mary Magdalene of Austria. The thing that interested him the most and gave him the most satisfaction was science. Pupil of Galileo, then of his disciples Torricelli and Viviani, he founded the Academy of Experimentation of Medici in 1642, then protected the Accademia del Cimento created by his brother Leopold (1657), the first European scientific society with experimental character (the motto being "try and try again"). In this field, he perfected the invention of the thermometer and the thermoscope, and encouraged chemistry in the Botanical Gardens of Pisa. Finally, passionate about botany and meteorology, he sought a practical application in agriculture of new technical knowledge. His political weakness will prevented him from saving Galileo from the Holy Office. From the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection.
