The Fitzwilliam Museum - A sestertius of Hadrian, AD 134-38, into which has been set a small silver applique badge of the Gonzaga family. The Gonzaga were the ruling family of Mantua from 1328, acquiring the titles of marquis in 1433 and of duke in 1530, and were notable patrons of art in the15th and 16th centuries. Their now dispersed collection is amongst the most significant in European art history.

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