Medal of Cosimo I de' Medici
by VETRI, Domenico de', Struck bronze, pierced and plugged, diameter 4 cm
The obverse of this medal, showing the young Cosimo I de’ Medici wearing an ancient cuirass, is the same as the reverse of Vetri’s medal of Alessandro de’ Medici in Washington. The reverse of the present medal is based on Roman imperial coins that bear similar depictions of the ‘Salus publica,’ or the well-being of the state, represented as the ancient Roman goddess Salus.