Roma. Giulio II (Giuliano della Rovere), 1503–1513. Giulio (1504), AR 3.83 g. ø 27 mm. IVLIVS II PONTIFEX MAXIMVS Bust r., wearing cope decorated with two Saints' heads and fastened by a buckle with triple human face. Rev. LVMINARIA VERA FIDEI St. Peter and St. Paul standing facing and turned towards each other, shaking r. hands. Below to r., trident (mark of the Fugger Bank) and, in exergue, ROMA. Muntoni 24. Berman 570. MIR 558 ( R3, this coin illustrated). Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. A very elegant Renassaince portrait, superb old cabinet tone and extremely fine Ex Santamaria 27 April 1942, Gili, 220; Santamaria 4 June 1956, Magnaguti, 90 and Leu 74, 1998, 583 sales. Elected to the papacy in 1503, Julius II was one of the most forceful figures of the Italian Renaissance. A man of strong character and considerable political ability, he sought to strengthen the Papal States and recover territories under papal rule, intervening directly in the political and military affairs of the Italian peninsula. His pontificate was also marked by important artistic patronage: he commissioned Michelangelo to decorate the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and promoted the rebuilding of St Peter’s Basilica, begun in 1506. In numismatic terms, his coinage reflects the prestige and political programme of the Church at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Many of his coin portraits convey the energetic character of the pope; like other rulers of the Italian states, he entrusted the execution of his dies to accomplished engravers, among them Pier Maria da Pescia. Please find here the video of the coin