Medal of Three Knights Artist: Unknown

1545

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

23.46 g, 12:00, 48.1 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Charles Wyllys Betts, B.A. 1867, M.A. 1871

Accession Number

2001.87.29875

Geography

Made in Germany

Culture

German

Period

16th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: JUNILIEM ??, three knights standing In full armor with names above, PHILIPS, JJONIZ FRIDERI, MORITZ.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: DES 21/ OCTOBRIS ANNO/ 1545 WARD HERTEO/ GOHANNRICH V BRUNS/ MIT BEINEM SON HARLL/ BEI BOCHOLOM DURCH DI/ KRITLICHE BUNTS OBER/ LANTGRAP PHILIPS VAN H/ ESSEN BEISEIN/ HERTZOG/ MORITZ VAN SACHSENS/ MIT GROSSER HERES/ RALET ELEGT/ GEFIS/ GEN UND GEN/ ASSEL GER/ ???.
Provenance
Charles Wyllys Betts, to about 1887; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1887 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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medals

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