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Historical Medals and Coins

Various copper and bronze medals featuring historical figures, showcasing intricate details and significance from different periods in history.

P. G. Liénard (1849-00). Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792). Copper. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70709-14 Effigy, medal, numismatics, queen of France
P. G. Liénard (1849-00). Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792). Copper. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70709-14 Effigy, medal, numismatics, queen of France
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Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, Armand Auguste Caqué, 1809 history medal Bronze medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Inscription Paris bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) ParisPisanello, Francesco I Sforza, 1401 1466, 4th Duke of Milan 1450 (obverse), c 1441 Francesco I Sforza, 1401-1466, 4th Duke of Milan 1450 obverseGalerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal, 1822; cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-31Carnavalet museum, medal collectionMedal: Lieutenant General T. J. Jackson (obverse). Armand Auguste Caqué (French, 1793-1881). Bronze; diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.).Emile Rogat (1770-1852). Eugène Sue (1804-1857), French writer, 1846. Copper. 1846. Paris, Carnavalet museum. NumismaticsMedal commemorating the opening of the Blackfriars Bridge and Holburn Viaduct, by the Queen on November 6, 1869. Artist: Medalist: George Gammon Adams (British, Staines 1821-1898 Chiswick). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm). Date: 1869. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Attributed to Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, Cardinal Giacomo De Angelis, 1651 1695 (obverse), 1701 Cardinal Giacomo De Angelis, 1651-1695 obverseMedal; 1902-26-8Varrone Belferdino, Emperor Claudius, 10 BC 54 AD, Emperor 41 54 (obverse), c 1440s 1450s Emperor Claudius, 10 B.C.-54 A.D., Emperor 41-54 obversePortrait of the Trojan family; Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928); 1900 (1900-00-00-1900-00-00);Partage Plus, Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928), plaques, women's bust, male bust, boy bust (iconogr.), Secession (style)J. Loudon at the age of 71 1937, Toon Dupuis, 1937 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Loudon to the left with a change, four lines of text and the year, with explanation. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Louis XVI / Louis XVI Bridge Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Louis XVI / Louis XVI Bridge. MEDAL, 1788.Niclas Khonpolk possibly 1531 possibly German. Niclas Khonpolk 196808Milanese 16th Century, Gianfrancesco Martinioni, Milanese Physician (obverse), mid 16th century Gianfrancesco Martinioni, Milanese Physician obverseTitus Flavius Domitian .. a medallion of mother-of-pearl, on which an image has been cut from a Roman emperor, with a peripheral: Domitia.Indeterminate (German emperor Frdric III) (Title Title) Medal of the German Emperor Frederick III. Bronze.ESTUCHE EN FORMA DE MEDALLA CONMEMORATIVA CON EL JURAMENTO DE FERNANDO VII EN 1820. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Viennese relief and the coronation of the Mother of God in the sand G Owacki, Wac Aw (1828 1908)Jacob Mossel (1704-1761), Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1750-1761). Golden medal. Front: buster man (mussel) in writing. Downside: man (mussel), in Roman clothing, with command stove in hands, standing under the throne sky with VOC logo and with crowned lion with sword and arrows bundle decorated back, for seat with coat of arms (Batavia) and next to altar, on which headwears of subject Indian Expresses lie; On the right, Mercury tils cloth from Troonhemel, causing ship to coast visible in the background. Left justice with scales and scepter, awarded a radical eye within circumstances; Cross-section: YearBliżej Kultury unknown, Dadler, Sebastian (1586-1657)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Law busts attached to Léopold II and Marie-Henriette de Habsbourg-Lorraine, on the right; Reverse Belgium seated on a throne holding an inscribed table on the right and on the left a branch branch, placing the right foot on a cannon; At the back, the flags and a lying lion; At the outset, a sword surrounded by a registered ribbon.Jacopo Nizzola da Trezzo, Juan de Herrera, c 1530 1597, Architect of the Escorial (obverse), 1578 Juan de Herrera, c. 1530-1597, Architect of the Escorial obverse. Stoneware (rosso antico) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)Philippe Danfrie II, Henri IV, 1553 1610, King of France 1589 (obverse), 1594 Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589 obverseMedal of Samuel Johnson fromEngland. Subject: Samuel Johnson, American, 1726-1796 Artist: UnknownMedal: Bust of Carlo Borromeo ca. 1600 (possibly cast in the 19th century) Italian, Milan () On the obverse is a portrait of Carlo Borromeo (1538 -1584), cardinal and archbishop of Milan (1560 - 1584),and on the reverse is his impresa, a lamb on an altar.This is possibly a nineteenth-century aftercast takenfrom an old, worn medal.. Medal: Bust of Carlo Borromeo 460976M.C. de Vries jr., Medal on the death of Gijsbert Karel Graaf van Hogendorp (1762-1834), death certificate penning footage silver, right-turned bust dressed in fur, GISBERTUS CAROLUS COM. HOGENDORP. M.C. DE VRIES JR. F (legend) animal fur Mozes Eliazar Cohen Fantaas de Vries yr Rotterdam Van Hogendorpdesign: David van der Kellen, Medal in honor of Mr. J.. Baron van der Heim van Duijvendijke, penning footage bronze, struck, bust of Johan Adriaan van der Heim (Rotterdam 1791 - The Hague 1870) left, MR. YES. BARON VAN DER HEIM VAN DUIJVENDIJKE STAADSHAAD COMMISSIONER OF THE KING IN SOUTH HOLLAND signed with cross-section of bust D. v.d. Kellen F. Zuid-Holland RotterdamCentennial of the Disbanding of Washington's Army at Newburgh 1883 American. Centennial of the Disbanding of Washington's Army at Newburgh. American. 1883. BronzeMedal Commemorating GeneralLeclerc. Mint: Paris Engraver: Raymond Delamarre, French, 1890-1986Honorand: Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French, 1902-1947Medallion 1777 Jean-Baptiste Nini Italian. Medallion 490Louis-Philippe and Building of the French Railways 1842 Medalist: Jean-François-Antoine Bovy. Louis-Philippe and Building of the French Railways 207948George Aloysius Lucas. Artist: Victor David Brenner (American (born Lithuania), Kaunas 1871-1924 New York). Dimensions: Diam. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm). Date: 1899. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Napoleon III (1808-1873), first president of the French Republic (1848), emperor of the French (1852-1870). Copper rejected, around 1848. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Répourse copper, French emperor, face, medal, numismatics, President of the French Republic, Portrait, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th centuryParty given by the National Guard on the occasion of the marriage of the Duke of Orleans and Princess H�l�ne de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, June 22, 1837 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Party given by the National Guard on the occasion of the Marriage of the Duke of Orleans and Princess H�l�ne de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, June 22, 1837. Lead.Saint Mark. Culture: French, Limoges. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed, irregular diameter): 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Framed: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm). Enameler: Attributed to Jean III Pénicaud (French, died 1570). Date: ca. 1550.This set of four roundels (2013.967.1-.4) depicts the Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, each identified by inscriptions and accompanied by their respective symbols: the angel, the lion, the ox and the eagle. Two different artists are detectable: Mark and Luke stand out as the work of an exceptionally talented practitioner, including some breathtakingly lovely touches in the application of the flesh tones, rendered in a thin red wash on top of the translucent whites, the curls of the saints' hair, and details like the showering gold at the base of Luke's halo. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Laura Gonzaga Trivulzio obverse. Dated: c. 1550. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.) gross weight: 36 gr (0.079 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.Antoine Bovy, Louis Philippe, 1773 1850, King of the French 1830 1848 (obverse), 1842 Louis Philippe, 1773-1850, King of the French 1830-1848 obverseBliżej Kultury Royal thai mintThe ChoateMedal. Subject: Joseph Hodges Choate, American, born 1832 Manufacturer: American Numismatic and Archaeological Society, founded 1858 Artist: Samuel Herbert Adams, American, 1858-1945John C. Fremont visit to America Ball, Black & Co. American S & M American 1856 Bust of Fremont (1813-1890) facing right on obverse. On the reverse three figures survey land in the foreground, with the Capitol building on hill in background. The medal was issued in 1856 when Fremont ran for president of the newly established Republican Party. View more. John C. Fremont visit to America. S & M (American). American. 1856. White metalSadi Carnot (1837-1894), President of the French Republic (1887-1894), 1887 Alphe Dubois (1831-1905). Sadi Carnot (1837-1894), President of the French Republic (1887-1894), 1887. Money.P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (1935), Theo van Reijn, 1935 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Van der Linden to the left, on the reverse four lines of text under a year, with at the top of the display. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)John, Duke of Lauderdale. Silver medal. Front: Breast man. Reverse: Seated Minerva with helmet and spear in hands, leaning on coat of arms inside.Milanese 16th Century, Hippocrates() (reverse), mid 16th century Hippocrates() [reverseMedal: Ontario Sends Greetings to the Sea (obverse), 1800s-1900s. Lorado Taft (American, 1860-1936). Bronze; diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.).Johann Bartholomäus Braun, Cristoph Fürer von Haimendorf, 1578 1653, Patrician of Nuremberg (obverse), 1645 Cristoph Fürer von Haimendorf, 1578-1653, Patrician of Nuremberg obverseMedal commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald Czaplicki, Karol (Fl. 1900 1925)sesterce; Antoninus Pius (86-161; Roman emperor 138-161), Faustina older (98-141; Roman Empress 138-141); after 141 (141-00-00-166-00-00);Medalla, Joseph Alselm Clave, fundador de las Societats Corals en Espanya, 1876. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya MNAC.Bust of Minerva, for the Institut de France, 1877 Rambert Dumarest (1750-1806). Bust of Minerva, for the Institute of France, 1877. Money. 1877.Bliżej Kultury Radnitzky, Carl (1818 1901)design: Jan Smeltzing I, Medal on the death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in 1619, penning footage silver, minted, bust Oldenbarnevelt slightly to the right, IOANNES AB OLDENBARNEVELT (roundabout) Oldenbarnevelt RotterdamViglius van Aytta of Zuichem, 1507-1577, Lawyer and Humanist obverse. Dated: 1568. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.15 cm (2 in.) gross weight: 27.59 gr (0.061 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Jonghelinck.Cloak Pin (Knob or Tieback). Probably Birmingham, England. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions: Diam. 5.1 cm (2 in.). Copper, transfer printed enamel, iron and brass. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Provisional Government of the Iie Republic, February 24 to May 9, 1848 (Title Title) Medal of Provisional Government of the Iie Republic, February 24 to May 9, 1848.A portrait of a young highlander. Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928), male medallistCosimo II de' Medici, 1590-1621, 4th Grand Duke of Tuscany 1609 obverse. 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.Medallion with the effigy of Napoleon, 1810 Benjamin-Fran�ois Ladouepe du Fougerais (1766-1821). Medallion with the effigy of Napoleon, 1810. Crystal with white clay inlay.Bronze Plaquette from Belgium Commemorating Campaigns of Lt. Gl. BaronJacques. Artist: Eugène de Bremaeker, BelgianCosimo de Medici. Coin. 1389-1464. Italy.Polish Republic, 20 zlotys, Warsaw; 2017 Polish Termopile Zadwórze National Bank of Poland, Mennica Polska S.A., Wałrzak, UrszulaMedal from Austria, Dr. Spitzmueller1915. Artist: Heinrich Kautsch, Austrian, 1859-1943Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598) third quarter 16th century Attributed to Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo Italian Jacopo was trained as a gem engraver, sculptor, and architect. In addition to making portrait medals of prominent Milanese individuals, he engraved germs and fabricated objects in precious and semi-precious stones for Cosimo I, the duke of Florence.. Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598) 190515 Maker: Attributed to Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, Italian, Milan 1515/191589 Madrid, Philip II, King of Spain (15271598), third quarter 16th century, Gold, Diam. 1 3/16 in. (30 mm.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1907 (07.251.67)Issued three penny 'King George VI' definitive stamp in blue postage stamps