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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ycon, post: 5142140, member: 91771&quot;]I had my heart set on this giulio of Alessandro de Medici that sold at the last NAC auction. The dies were engraved by Benvenuto Cellini (as described in his autobiography) and I did not even know that there were any collectable specimens of it-- the only one I&#039;ve ever seen reproduced belongs to the Bargello Museum. I put an absolute moratorium on all other spending and bid 3500 euro on a 1500 estimate-- the most I&#039;ve ever bid on a coin. I was still blown out of the water when it sold for twice that. For what it&#039;s worth I think it&#039;s still worth every penny at that price, but I just don&#039;t have that kind of money to spend on a coin. [ATTACH=full]1206747[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I did get some consolation though from the fact that I won this magnificent Mezza Piastra of Alessandro&#039;s successor Cosimo I de Medici, engraved by Cellini&#039;s pupil Pier Paolo Galeotti for a steal at one increment above opening. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1206752[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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