Stellazzio Stellazzio are 13 rare coins by the artist of the same name in " Final Fantasy IX " . Found at specific points in the world of Gaia , each Stellazzio is named after one of the 12 signs of the zodiac . The thirteenth Stellazzio is an ancient sign called Ophiuchus . When delivered to Queen Stella , a Stellazzio coin collector in Treno , she will present one reward per coin to the party . When all 12 coins are collected , she will hand them over to the player in order to find the 13th coin by piecing together the hints inscribed on each of the 12 coins . List of Stellazzio coins . Aries . The Aries is found in the Dali windmill . Run along the north end of the bottom level to find it . Taurus . The Taurus is found behind the item shop in the slums of Treno . Gemini . The Gemini is found by throwing 10 gil into the fountain at the entrance of Treno 13 consecutive times . Cancer . The Cancer is found behind the overturned cart in the first passageway of Burmecia . Check the area around the box on the left side for the coin . Leo . The Leo is found by the right wall , near the Neptune Statue , at the harbor . Get there by going through the side door of the west tower of Alexandria Castle . Virgo . The Virgo is found in the inn of the Black Mage Village . Check at the top of the ladder on the bunk beds . Libra . The Libra is found next to the fountain in Madain Sari ; toward the rear . Scorpio . The Scorpio is found in Quan ' s Dwelling just below the HP / MP restoring spring . Sagittarius . The Sagittarius is found to the left of the Gysahl Pickle cart in Lindblum ' s Business District , during its reconstruction . Search the corner of the dirt path on the west side of the screen outside Card Freak Gon ' s house . Capricorn . The Capricorn is found in the waters to the right of the entrance to Daguerreo . Aquarius . The Aquarius is found in the right hand chest in Ipsen ' s Castle behind a pillar . Pisces . The Pisces is found in a chest at the core of the " Invincible " , to the left of the room Freya and Amarant are in . Ophiuchus . After all the other twelve are discovered and given to Queen Stella in Treno , she begins to suspect that there may be a final , secret one . The Ophiuchus is found in the same spot as the Scorpio . It can be worked out from the clues on the back of each of the coins in order ( when looking at them in the Key Item menu ) , and deducing the following : The clues on the last two Stellazzio coins , Aquarius and Pisces , serve only to wrap up the story . Assembling the clues , the player can determine that the thirteenth Stellazzio is up a hill above a river , beyond darkness where the sun seems to be setting , somewhere to the northeast . Thus , if the player leaves Treno , and head northeast to Quan ' s Dwelling , they ' ll find the Ophiuchus in the spot where they previously found the Scorpio Stellazzio . Incidentally , the back of the thirteenth Stellazzio provides the conclusion to the story inscribed on the backs of the other twelve Stellazzio . Rewards . Bringing the coins to Queen Stella awards the player with items . The Hammer is an item that will allow the player to see an extra scene of the ending . Alternatively , it can be synthesized with an Ore to create Tin Armor ( Steiner ' s best armor ) in Hades ' s synthesis shop in Memoria . Etymology . This refers to the zodiac star signs .