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German 16th Century

Coat of Arms [reverse], 1568

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Medium

gilded silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.11 cm (1 1/4 in.)
gross weight: 12.8 gr (0.028 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

Accession Number

2002.146.8.b

Artists / Makers

German 16th Century (medalist)

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Inscription

around circumference: .VINCIT.VIM.VIRTVS.1.5.6.8

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

1932: Habich, Georg. Die Deutschen Schaumünzen des XVI. Jahrhunderts. 4 vols. Munich, 1932: 4(2, pt. 2):466, no. 3207a.

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 911, repro.

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