The King Being Crowned between Peace and Justice [reverse]

1714

Nicolaus Seeländer

Medalist, German, active first half 18th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lead

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2003.154.13.b

More About this Artwork

Article:  See British Royal Medals From Across Time

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2003 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 924, repro.

Inscriptions

on the scroll: COELITVS EN DIADEMA / NOVUM.ESA.LXII.3.; in the exergue: GLORIA REGIS BRITANNORVM / NOVI. / ANNO VNCTIONIS.M.DCC.XIV.

Wikidata ID

Q63861985


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