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A collection of antique medals depicting notable figures and historical contexts, featuring intricate designs and earthy tones.

ECU with laurels in Silver from Louis XVI, 1789 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). ECU with laurels in silver of Louis XVI, 1789. Silver, 1789. Carnavalet Museum, History of Paris.
ECU with laurels in Silver from Louis XVI, 1789 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). ECU with laurels in silver of Louis XVI, 1789. Silver, 1789. Carnavalet Museum, History of Paris.
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Attributed to Danese Cattaneo, Gian Lodovico Battaglia (obverse), c 1550 Gian Lodovico Battaglia obversePierre Regnier, Louis XIII, 1601 1643, King of France 1610 (obverse), 1624 Louis XIII, 1601-1643, King of France 1610 obverseFriedrich Hagenauer, Caspar Wintzerer, 1465 or 1475 1542, Bavarian Soldier (obverse), 1526 Caspar Wintzerer, 1465 or 1475-1542, Bavarian Soldier obverseE.GATTEAUX. National School of Fine Arts. Medal in honor of Mr. Girault, in the field of descriptive geometry. 1874. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 79761-17 Allegory, allegorical figure, geometry, mathematics, medal, commemorative object, allegorical character, exact sciences, formal sciences, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th centuryCoin by Johann Balthasar Gass, Tin, active 1768-1793, Private Collection, D 38Cabinet of medals from the National Library. - Medal of the Comtesse de la Fayette, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1875.Francesco Taverna, 1488-1560, Count of Landriano, Milanese Jurisconsult obverse. Dated: c. 1554. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.68 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 59.32 gr (0.131 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pier Paolo Galeotti.Coenraad Bloc, Medal on the wedding of William of Orange and Charlotte de Bourbon, wedding medal penning footage silver, (with eyelet), bust Willem van Oranje to the right omschrift: GVILEL D G. PR. AVRAICAE CO NASSAVIAE 1577 (William by the grace of God Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau) marriage William of Orange William I of Orange William I Prince William I William the Silent Orange Charlotte de BourbonGerman or Scandinavian 17th Century, Gustavus II Adolphus, 1594 1632, King of Sweden 1611 (obverse), possibly c 1620 Gustavus II Adolphus, 1594-1632, King of Sweden 1611 obverseMedal struck in honor of the Polytechnic School of France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1893Coronation medal of Queen Victoria, 1838. Black and White Illustration from the Connoisseur, an Illustrated Magazine for Collectors Voll 3 (May-Aug 1902) published in London.Cosimo de' Medici, 1389-1464, Pater Patriae obverse. Dated: probably 1465/1469. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). Medium: bronze//Later cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florentine 15th Century.Gaming Piece , c.1700. Martin Brunner (German, 1659-1725). Wood; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).MAYENCE TAKING, July 22, 1793 (Title Title) Christian Joseph Kr�ger (1759-1814). Make of Mainz, July 22, 1793. Silver, 1793.Maria Maddalena of Austria, 1589-1631, Wife of Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici 1608 reverse. Dated: 1618. Dimensions: overall (diameter without suspension loop): 4.05 cm (1 5/8 in.) overall (diameter with suspension loop): 4.85 cm (1 15/16 in.) gross weight: 26.54 gr (0.059 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GASPARE MOLA.Rare English Coin, Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, Gold Pound, 1594-1596Antico, Hope on the Prow of a Broken Masted Vessel (reverse) Hope on the Prow of a Broken-Masted Vessel reverseMedal with the portrait of Frederick I of Prussia, on the reverse the royal palace in Berlin, around 1700, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalMedal donated to Admiraal Bailli de Suffren on behalf of De VOC, 1784, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Franciscus Hemsterhuis, 1784 print The front and downside of a lead medal donated to the French Admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, because of services he has preserved during the fourth English war (1780-1784), in particular at Cape of Good Hope and off the coasts van Ceylon (Trincomali) and India. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function). Fourth Anglo-Dutch WarA Silver Medal of Honour of the German-African Company, 1681, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalPortrait of Karel, Prince of Wales, Simon van de Passe, 1616 - 1622 print Portrait of Karel, Prince of Wales, the later King Charles I of England. Dischanging with English text: "And Thy Righteousness Unto The Kings Sonne". Printed from a silver medal with a portrait of his father, Jacobus I, king of England on the other side. London paper engraving historical persons. memorial medal. crown princeSigismondo Armed and Holding a Sword reverse. Dated: c. 1445. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.95 cm (3 1/2 in.) gross weight: 288.69 gr (0.636 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PISANELLO.Profile of Bonaparte, on the right, medallion surrounded by laurel and oakPortrait medallions ca. 1782 French Depicting the French King Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his wife Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), these portraits are adaptations of medals by Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) of 1781 and may have derived from an engraving after the artist. The technical and stylistic similarities between goldsmiths work and that in gilt bronze are seldom as apparent as in this mount.. Portrait medallions 190072 French, Portrait medallions, ca. 1782, Gilt bronze, Overall (confirmed): 4 1/4 ? 7 1/4 in. (10.8 ? 18.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.510.326)Gdańsk siege thaler. Goebel, Kasper (fl. 1577), mint tenant, Gdańsk, issuerthaler. Jan Chrystian (książę legnicko-brzeski ; 1591-1639), ruler, Jerzy Rudolf (książę legnicko-brzeski ; 1595-1653), ruler, Tuchmann, Christoph (fl. 1607-1610), moneyerJanssen and Lockyer, 1868. Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen (1824-1907), French astronomerand Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), English astronomer. In 1868 while making spectroscopic studies of solar prominences, working independently, both men observed a yellow line in the solar spectrum. Lockyer named it Helium from helios, sun. Reverse of a commemorative medal showing Phaeton driving his father Apollo's chariot near the sun.Peace of Munster. Silver medal, oval. Front: breastpiece man inside ornament edge and writer. Reverse: Peace with sun, palm branch and open book sitting on pedestal, with feet globe inside beams and writing.The Great Elector (), or Don Johann of Austria () [obverse. Dated: 1676. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.54 cm (1 13/16 in.) gross weight: 41.28 gr (0.091 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: struck silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Possibly Christoph Sucro.A medal struck to commemorate the Battle of Dettingen, 1743 (19th century). Artist: UnknownSperandio, Guido Pepoli, 1449 1505, Noble of Bologna (obverse), c 1485 1486 Guido Pepoli, 1449-1505, Noble of Bologna obverseRare Coin, Great Britain, Silver Oxford Crown, King Charles I, Struck at Oxford 1644Medal commemorating the 20th anniversary of the organization Sozialwerk Paul Hausser e. V.Portrait of a lady with hat, against a wall. Draughtsman: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Dating: 1878 - 1944. Measurements: h 368 mm × w 290 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Stamp of Gösta Bodman's philatelist motive collection, started in 1950.The stamp from New Zealand, 1909. Motions of globe. "Female symbol of trade".For Haimendorf, Carl.