Medal of Philip Melanchthon from Germany Artist: R. Mayer

1497–1560

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

White Plated Bronze

Dimensions

87.51 g, 12:00, 60 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Dr. William Gilman Thompson, Ph.B. 1877

Accession Number

2001.87.27702

Geography

Made in Germany

Culture

German

Period

15th–16th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: PHILIPP MELANCHTHON bust r. Below truncation: B.H. MAYER PFHORZHEIN. On truncation: Rm

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: GOTT ZU EHREN. legend: 1903 / MELANERRICH- / CHTHTET VON / ON DER / ZUM EVANG / GED-CHRIS- / ACHT- TEN- / S T / MELANCHTHON-HAUS / in / BRETTEN. In the center of the dipersed text is the facade of a church.
Provenance
Dr. WIlliam GIlman Thompson, to about 1928; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., about 1928; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1928–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

Marks

BRONZE on rim

Inscriptions

LARGENT

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