Resumen de Benvenuto Cellini and the Testoon for Alessandro de Medici: A Preliminary Study

Luciano Giannoni, Riccardo Marzi

• This paper, that was born out of a discussion between the two authors on the online forum Tuttonumismatica.com, is a preliminary study of the dies of the Testoon of Alessandro de Medici, engraved, together with other monetary types, by the famous Benvenuto Cellini. The study will also try to provide a few statistics on the weight of the coin in question. The final objective will be to determine the total number of dies and a possible mintage figure, which would be possible once more specimen will become available to study.