Swedish Medal - Frederick I / Palace of Nobility by Johann Carl Hedlinger, 1731 [IMG] [IMG] Bronze, 75.2 mm Ø Obverse: Bust of Frederick I...
I'm not an expert in Venetian oselle, but that piece does not appear to be of 17th century facture, IMO. A little searching around reveals this...
A very nice medal! The Dutch style of that period is rather unique among the medals of that time. FYI, this medal is also listed in Christopher...
That sounds like it could indeed be a good possibility. I had wondered if the M could belong to the end of the inscription, but couldn't think of...
Beautiful medals! The "F" after Barber's name stands for the Latin word "fecit", which means "[he] made it"; thus "W Barber F" would mean...
The information above comes from Rulau's "Discovering America: The Coin Collecting Connection", which covers an eclectic group of materials...
Yes, Rulau lists both white metal and bronze in addition to aluminum. Definitely a nice design; I used to own a bronze example myself.
The Columbus medal was produced by Mayer & Wilhelm of Stuttgart, Germany. Russell Rulau notes that this piece was adapted from a similar (though...
That's a nice looking medal, what's its size?
Thanks, I'm glad to hear to that this has appeal to a collector of ancient coins! The form of the medal as created by Pisanello during the...
I acquired this medal a few months ago, and have been trying to find out more information about it. I think I have reached the limit (for now) on...
Thanks, @grandtourist! I've glanced through your website in the past and you have some very nice medals. I look forward to seeing your future...
How about a medal with the angel of death on the reverse: [IMG]
Though I have no further information about it, it is a very attractive medal.
I presume you mean John Paul II. Unfortunately, there are so many medals that were produced during his papacy, and my focus is on earlier medals,...
A couple of papal medals, created just over 100 years apart, which nicely bookend the beginning and near completion of the construction of the new...
Many good books, though often hard to find and somewhat expensive. Here are some of the ones I find most useful: George Francis Hill, "A Corpus...
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! It's also nice to see some familiar names here!
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