What is the name of the Apple of Eden in Assassin's Creed II's final sequence?

The artifact in Assassin's Creed II's final sequence is the Apple of Eden.

The Apple of Eden is one of the series' Pieces of Eden, powerful artifacts created by the Isu, an advanced civilization that existed before recorded human history. In Assassin's Creed II, Ezio obtains an Apple and carries it through his conflict with the Templars.

The climactic sequence takes place in the Vatican in 1499. Ezio confronts Rodrigo Borgia, who possesses the papal identity of Alexander VI, and uses the Apple during the confrontation. The artifact then helps trigger a message from Minerva, an Isu figure, addressed through Ezio to Desmond in the modern day.

The Apple is sometimes confused with other Pieces of Eden. The Staff of Eden is another artifact associated with Rodrigo Borgia, while the Sword and Shroud belong to different parts of the franchise's mythology. “Apple of Eden” is the specific name of the spherical artifact central to Assassin's Creed II's ending.