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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ycon, post: 4630370, member: 91771&quot;]a few new and not-so-new acquisitions: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145449[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Julius II</b> (1503-1513) Julius sd, Bologna. D / Bust of the Pope R / San Petronio seated supports the city and pastoral care. Munt. 95 MIR 584/2 Ag g 3.88 Very rare •&nbsp; VF Old Collection tone. D/ IVLIVS • II • PONTIFEX • MAXIMVS • Busto del pontefice con piviale a d. R/ S • P • BONON-IA • DOCET • San Petronio in trono; in basso, l’armetta del Cardinale Legato Giovanni de’ Medici Annotazioni d’epoca: [Enrico] Dotti, 1934 BiBlioGrafia: cfr. CNI X, p. 65 n. 73 BiBlioGrafia di Confronto: Chimienti 2009, p. 195 n. 244 <b>Dies attributed to Francesco Francia.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145450[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Papal States, Rome. Giulio III (Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte), 1550-1555. Year II 1551-2. </b>Giulio. Ar Obv. IVLIVS·III - ·P·M·Anno·III Bust with tonsure and embroidered cope to l.; II below. Rev. OMNIA·TVTA· - ·VIDES / ROMA &quot;He sees everything.&quot; Virgil’s Aeneid 1:583 Roma as a legionary in armor seated left on the seven hills, holding a laurel wreath; below l., mint master sign A‡C of Bartolomeo Canobio and, to r., ROMA. CNI XV p.430 n.55; Muntoni 16; Berm. 992. <b>Dies attributed to Alessandro Cesati </b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145451[/ATTACH] <b>Federico II Gonzaga</b>, 1519-1540. Anonymous quattrino attributed to Federico II. Æ gr. 1,85 Laureate head of Virgilio L. Rv. EPO over flower Bignotti 2; MIR 405.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145452[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Duchy of Milan. Bona di Savoia </b>regent with Gian Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1476-1481 Testone, ND, AG 9.60 g. Ref : MIR 218/1 (R3), Cr. 2/A. Obv: (head of St. Ambrose) BONA·7·IO·GZ·M·DVCES·MELI·VI· Veiled bust of Bona to right. Rev: (head of St. Ambrose) SOLA·FACTA·SOLVM·DEVM·SEQVOR Phoenix, with spread wings, standing left amidst flames. From the collection of a &quot;Gentleman of the Royal House [of Savoy],&quot; ex. Gadoury November 2018</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bona-di-savoia-the-first-woman-on-an-italian-renaissance-coin.363352/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bona-di-savoia-the-first-woman-on-an-italian-renaissance-coin.363352/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bona-di-savoia-the-first-woman-on-an-italian-renaissance-coin.363352/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone else have anything new to share?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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