Stellazzio

Stellazzio are thirteen rare coins by the artist of the same name in Final Fantasy IX. Found at specific locations in Gaia, each Stellazzio is named after one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The thirteenth Stellazzio is an ancient sign called Ophiuchus.
Queen Stella is a Stellazzio coin collector in Treno who rewards the party for each coin the party brings her.
Earning ten rewards from Stella yields the Earning the Queen's Favor achievement/trophy. Obtaining the Hammer for completing the quest earns What's Your Sign? achievement/trophy.
==List of Stellazzio coins==
===Aries===
The Aries is found in the Dali windmill. It is behind the shaft of the windmill at the bottom floor.
===Taurus===
The Taurus is found behind the item shop in the slums of Treno.
===Gemini===
The Gemini is found by throwing ten gil into the fountain at the entrance of Treno thirteen consecutive times.
===Cancer===
The Cancer is found behind the overturned cart in the suburbs of Burmecia. The player must check the area around the cart on the left side for the coin.
===Leo===
The Leo is found in Alexandria Castle's Neptune statue room, in the corner of the right wall. The player must get there by going through the west tower's side door.
===Virgo===
The Virgo is found in the inn of the Black Mage Village, next to the chest.
===Libra===
The Libra is found next to the fountain in Madain Sari, toward the rear.
===Scorpio===
The Scorpio is found in the Cave area of Quan's Dwelling, at the bottom of the screen, near where the hot spring can be accessed to restore HP and MP.
===Sagittarius===
The Sagittarius is found in Lindblum's Business District, during its reconstruction. The player must search the corner of the dirt path on the left side of the screen.
===Capricorn===
The Capricorn is found submerged to the right of Daguerreo's entrance.
===Aquarius===
The Aquarius is found behind the right pillar in a chest at Ipsen's Castle.
===Pisces===
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The Pisces is found in a chest at the Core area of the Invincible.
===Ophiuchus===
After all the other twelve are discovered and given to Queen Stella in Treno, she suspects that there may be a thirteenth Stellazzio. She will then give the player back all twelve coins to figure out the location of the thirteenth coin.
==Finding Ophiuchus==
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:
*"...headed east."
*"...Through the forest and over the mountain..."
*"...by the river..."
*"...the cape...the sun was setting into the ocean..."
*"...waiting for the sun to set in the ocean..."
*"...watching the sunset from the cape..."
*"...opposite the direction of the sun..."
*"...always looked at his shadow, until one day, he decided to look away. He walked up a hill..."
*"...dashed through the night, defying the chilly northern wind that was stinging his right cheek...", and
*"...ran up a hill toward the sun and fell asleep...".
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 will find the Ophiuchus in the spot where they previously found the Scorpio Stellazzio.
After finding Ophiuchus, Zidane notices Scorpio and Virgo both sparkle in his hands. The back of the thirteenth Stellazzio provides the conclusion to the story inscribed on the backs of the other twelve Stellazzio.
==Summary==
===Locations===
Name 	Location
Aries 	Dali Windmill
Taurus 	Treno Item Shop
Gemini 	Treno Fountain
Cancer 	Burmecia Suburbs
Leo 	Alexandria Castle Harbor
Virgo 	Black Mage Village Inn
Libra 	Madain Sari Fountain
Scorpio 	Quan's Dwelling Hot Spring
Sagittarius	Lindblum Business District
Capricorn 	Daguerreo Entrance
Aquarius 	Ipsen's Castle Entrance
Pisces 	Invincible (airship) Core
Ophiuchus 	Same as Scorpio
===Rewards===
Stellazzio 	Reward
1st Stellazzio 	1,000 gil
2nd Stellazzio 	Phoenix Pinion
3rd Stellazzio 	2,000 gil
4th Stellazzio 	Blood Sword
5th Stellazzio 	5,000 gil
6th Stellazzio 	Elixir
7th Stellazzio 	10,000 gil
8th Stellazzio 	Black Belt
9th Stellazzio 	20,000 gil
10th Stellazzio	Rosetta Ring
11th Stellazzio	30,000 gil
12th Stellazzio	Robe of Lords
13th Stellazzio	Hammer
The Hammer is an item that will allow the player to witness 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 and symbolism==
 This refers to the zodiac star signs.
The thirteenth zodiac, named "Ophiuchus" (sometimes referred to as Serpentarius), is not thought of as an astrological sign, but is a zodiac sign, as its constellation (and, inadvertently, Serpens, the constellation representing the snake Ophiuchus wields) is in the ecliptic, a set of constellations that pass through the sun during intervals of the year. Ophiuchus follows Scorpio in the ecliptic, which may be the reason the Ophiuchus coin is found at the same place as the Scorpio coin.
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