# Medal of Cosimo I de' Medici [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VETRI, Domenico de']() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Struck bronze, pierced and plugged, diameter 4 cm ## Commentary Medal of Cosimo I de' Medici c. 1537 Struck bronze, pierced and plugged, diameter 4 cm British Museum, London 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. ## Related artworks - [Alessandro de' Medici \(obverse\), Cosimo I de' Medici \(reverse\)]() - [Cosimo I de' Medici \(obverse\), Alessandro de' Medici \(reverse\)]() - [Cosimo I de' Medici]() - [Seal of Duke Alessandro de' Medici]() - [Seal of Duke Alessandro de' Medici]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()