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<p>[QUOTE="ycon, post: 3055087, member: 91771"]I have a clear favorite, and like a couple other people in this thread the coin is my avatar. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]765294[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Rome. Clement VII (Giuliano de’Medici), 1523-1534. Doppio Carlino</b>, AR 5.01 g. CLEMENS·VII PONT· MAX Bearded bust left with ornate cope with figures of saints and medallion. Rv. Mintmark of Giacomo Balducci. QVARE – DVBITASTI (Matthew 14:31) Christ lifting St. Peter from the Sea. Muntoni 43. Berman 841. Rare. VF, profile of Clement slightly doubled.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. CNG-NAC 40, 1996, 218.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dies Engraved by Benvenuto Cellini.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cellini writes about this coin in his autobiography, and for me the opportunity to own an original renaissance artwork by one of the greatest sculptors of all time makes this a very easy choice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ycon, post: 3055087, member: 91771"]I have a clear favorite, and like a couple other people in this thread the coin is my avatar. [ATTACH=full]765294[/ATTACH] [B]Rome. Clement VII (Giuliano de’Medici), 1523-1534. Doppio Carlino[/B], AR 5.01 g. CLEMENS·VII PONT· MAX Bearded bust left with ornate cope with figures of saints and medallion. Rv. Mintmark of Giacomo Balducci. QVARE – DVBITASTI (Matthew 14:31) Christ lifting St. Peter from the Sea. Muntoni 43. Berman 841. Rare. VF, profile of Clement slightly doubled. Ex. CNG-NAC 40, 1996, 218. Dies Engraved by Benvenuto Cellini. Cellini writes about this coin in his autobiography, and for me the opportunity to own an original renaissance artwork by one of the greatest sculptors of all time makes this a very easy choice.[/QUOTE]
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