Girasoli Publique Deposited
A nickname or popular name for the silver coin of 160 Sols struck at Mantua when that city was besieged by the Emperor Ferdinand II in 1629-30. The name means a sunflower and both of these objects are depicted on the coin. See Mailliet, Monnaies obsidionales. 1870 (lxxviii. 2).
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)