. Italian medals . Iuce p. 192 The Papal Mint the Popes who succeeded him. Niccolo is certified as havingbeen die-engraver to the mint for the year 1591 ; his medalsnevertheless are dated from 1580 until 1592. The earliest,and the only, medal which he struck of Gregory XIII. com-memorates his extension of the Collegium Germanicumfounded by Julius III. Then follow five medals of Sixtus V.,nine of Gregory XIV., seven of Innocent IX., and four ofClement VIII. The younger brother also placed his art atthe service of the same Popes from 1590 until 1600, andstruck three medals of Sixtus V., two of G
. Italian medals . Iuce p. 192 The Papal Mint the Popes who succeeded him. Niccolo is certified as havingbeen die-engraver to the mint for the year 1591 ; his medalsnevertheless are dated from 1580 until 1592. The earliest,and the only, medal which he struck of Gregory XIII. com-memorates his extension of the Collegium Germanicumfounded by Julius III. Then follow five medals of Sixtus V.,nine of Gregory XIV., seven of Innocent IX., and four ofClement VIII. The younger brother also placed his art atthe service of the same Popes from 1590 until 1600, andstruck three medals of Sixtus V., two of Gregory XIV., oneof Innocent IX., and six of Clement VIII. The reverses ofthe last display the portraits of Philip II. and Philip III. ofSpain, Henry IV. and his wife Maria de Medici—in allusionrespectively to the absolution of the King, the Peace ofVervins, the Edict of Nantes, and the marriage of Henry IV.(1600). The favourite medallist of the last-named Pope was, how-ever, Giorgio Rancetti {circa 1550-1611), wh
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