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<p>[QUOTE="ycon, post: 7335721, member: 91771"]One year ago [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] posted a wonderful <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ganymedes-the-beautiful.358231/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ganymedes-the-beautiful.358231/">thread</a> of the same examining the mythological figure of Ganymede—the lover of Zeus and cupbearer to the gods—and his depictions on coinage. I too have been gathering a collection of coins, medals, tesserae, and jetons featuring Ganymede, which cover a span of over 1700 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280927[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my complete collection, presented chronologically, with relevant contextual and art-historical information. Some I have posted before, but many are recent acquisitions that I have never posted on cointalk.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280929[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>TROAS. Ilium. <i>Commodus</i> , 177-192. </b>Diassarion (?) (Bronze, 27 mm, 9.35 g, 7 h). ΑY ΚΑΙ Μ ΑYΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus to right, seen from behind. <i>Rev.</i> ΙΛΙΕΩΝ Ganymede advancing left, holding pedum in his left hand and being carried away by Zeus, behind him, in the form of an eagle. Bellinger T187. RPC IV.2 online 11281. Very rare</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the ancient coins featuring Ganymede that I know of come from Asia Minor. They’re all quite rare and most of them seem to come from near the site where Ganymede was lifted up to heaven—which is indeed the scene we see here on the reverse of this coin. This is one of two ancient coins I have depicting Ganymede.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280930[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Septimius Severus.</b> AD 193-211. Æ (26mm, 13.12 g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ganymede standing left, placing right hand on eagle sitting on rocky outcropping, holding logobolon in left; flute to lower right. Youroukova 192; Varbanov 3348 (R8).</p><p><br /></p><p>Another very rare type (which Jochen has a superior example of). This one comes from Hadrianopolis which is modern day Edirne in Turkey.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280931[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>ASIA MINOR. Ephesus(?).</b> PB Tessera (Circa 2nd-3rd centuries). Obv: Ganymede standing right, left arm around Zeus/eagle, standing on thunderbolt.</p><p>Rev: Blank. Unpublished in the standard references. 4.29 g. 17 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>My latest addition is this apparently unpublished tessera. I’m not sure how to go about researching it. I believe that all of the Ephesian Tesserae are somewhat mysterious—with theories including magical and medical amulets or that they were connected to temples and festivals. If anyone can point me to more information I would be very appreciative.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280932[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Charles IX, 1570</b>. Jeton. 27mm, 4.10 gr. Obv : JUPITER ET GANYMEDES. Ganymede and the Eagle. Rev: VENERANDA MINERVA. Minerva seated left. By Hans Krauwinckle (1562-1586).</p><p><br /></p><p>Hans Krauwinkel was one of the most prolific jeton producers in Nuremberg in the 16th Century, supplying the demand for tokens all across Europe. Most of the pieces you see have very mundane symbols and are quite worn (but they are all signed, as that was apparently mandated by law). However Hans Krauwinkel also executed a wonderful series of jetons with mythological scenes, including many drawn from ovid. It's very rare to see jetons in this good condition,</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280933[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="2">Ganymede by Giulio Clovio after Michelangelo, c. 1540</font></p><p><br /></p><p>The depiction of Ganymede on this jeton is fascinating. It is derived from a lost Michelangelo drawing (preserved in copies by Giulio Clovio). Hans Krauwinkel would have known the design from prints that circulated throughout Europe, like this one that is a copy itself after a print by Nicolas Beatrizit.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280934[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="1">print after Beatrizit after Michelangelo, after 1550 </font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280935[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jeton de Menus Plaisirs du Roi</b>, 1654. AE. 26,5 mm. 6 h. F.2859 var. écu</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: MENVS. PLAISIRS. DV. ROY. Crowned shield of France with double rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: MINOR EST QVAE FVLMINA GESTAT ; Exergue: 1654. Ganymede carried by the Eagle of Jupiter through the air. trans: It is more fragile than (the eagle) which carries lightning</p><p><br /></p><p>The following two are French jetons, ten years apart, that share a reverse die. This jeton was issued by the “Menu Pleasures Of The King.” The full name of this administration is "silverware, small pleasures and affairs of the king's chamber." This is the service responsible for stage sets, costumes and accessories for plays, ballets and shows organized in the courtyard. It was headed by a steward. From the Hotel du Roi, service des Menus Plaisirs and House Affairs provided the King with valets, barbers and upholsterers, liveries, plus travel, almanacs and calendars for the Court, jewelry and portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p>The iconography of Ganymede on these jetons seems to me most closely related to a c. 1644 painting by Eustache le Seur, now at the Louvre.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280936[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="1">Ganymede by Eustache le Seur c. 1644</font></p><p><font size="1"><br /></font></p><p><font size="1">[ATTACH=full]1280937[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="1"><br /></font></p><p><b>Jeton de galanterie</b>. 1674. Silver plated brass. 27 mm 6 h. Terisse- - F.12660</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: IEN SVIS LE SOVTIEN ET LA IOYE 1674. Cupid seated on a barrel, lifting the globe. trans: I am the support and the joy. Reverse: LAMOVR ME RAVIT 1674. Trans: Love delights me. Ganymede carried by the Eagle of Jupiter through the air.</p><p><br /></p><p>My second Ganymede jeton is a type of gallantry tokens. It was customary to give a one once during the wedding mass. It was blessed and meant entering a community property married. It subsequently became a medal or token of marriage, so named in honor of Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles. This practice persisted into the</p><p><br /></p><p>first half of the twentieth century. The reference book on the subject is the work of Jules Florange, Love and marriage in numismatics, Moulins, 1936 now replaced by Henri Térisse, The Wedding Coin, Argenton-sur-Creuse 2008</p><p><br /></p><p>End of Part I[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ycon, post: 7335721, member: 91771"]One year ago [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] posted a wonderful [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ganymedes-the-beautiful.358231/']thread[/URL] of the same examining the mythological figure of Ganymede—the lover of Zeus and cupbearer to the gods—and his depictions on coinage. I too have been gathering a collection of coins, medals, tesserae, and jetons featuring Ganymede, which cover a span of over 1700 years. [ATTACH=full]1280927[/ATTACH] Here is my complete collection, presented chronologically, with relevant contextual and art-historical information. Some I have posted before, but many are recent acquisitions that I have never posted on cointalk. [ATTACH=full]1280929[/ATTACH] [B]TROAS. Ilium. [I]Commodus[/I] , 177-192. [/B]Diassarion (?) (Bronze, 27 mm, 9.35 g, 7 h). ΑY ΚΑΙ Μ ΑYΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus to right, seen from behind. [I]Rev.[/I] ΙΛΙΕΩΝ Ganymede advancing left, holding pedum in his left hand and being carried away by Zeus, behind him, in the form of an eagle. Bellinger T187. RPC IV.2 online 11281. Very rare All of the ancient coins featuring Ganymede that I know of come from Asia Minor. They’re all quite rare and most of them seem to come from near the site where Ganymede was lifted up to heaven—which is indeed the scene we see here on the reverse of this coin. This is one of two ancient coins I have depicting Ganymede. [ATTACH=full]1280930[/ATTACH] [B]THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Septimius Severus.[/B] AD 193-211. Æ (26mm, 13.12 g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ganymede standing left, placing right hand on eagle sitting on rocky outcropping, holding logobolon in left; flute to lower right. Youroukova 192; Varbanov 3348 (R8). Another very rare type (which Jochen has a superior example of). This one comes from Hadrianopolis which is modern day Edirne in Turkey. [ATTACH=full]1280931[/ATTACH] [B]ASIA MINOR. Ephesus(?).[/B] PB Tessera (Circa 2nd-3rd centuries). Obv: Ganymede standing right, left arm around Zeus/eagle, standing on thunderbolt. Rev: Blank. Unpublished in the standard references. 4.29 g. 17 mm. My latest addition is this apparently unpublished tessera. I’m not sure how to go about researching it. I believe that all of the Ephesian Tesserae are somewhat mysterious—with theories including magical and medical amulets or that they were connected to temples and festivals. If anyone can point me to more information I would be very appreciative. [ATTACH=full]1280932[/ATTACH] [B]Charles IX, 1570[/B]. Jeton. 27mm, 4.10 gr. Obv : JUPITER ET GANYMEDES. Ganymede and the Eagle. Rev: VENERANDA MINERVA. Minerva seated left. By Hans Krauwinckle (1562-1586). Hans Krauwinkel was one of the most prolific jeton producers in Nuremberg in the 16th Century, supplying the demand for tokens all across Europe. Most of the pieces you see have very mundane symbols and are quite worn (but they are all signed, as that was apparently mandated by law). However Hans Krauwinkel also executed a wonderful series of jetons with mythological scenes, including many drawn from ovid. It's very rare to see jetons in this good condition, [ATTACH=full]1280933[/ATTACH] [SIZE=2]Ganymede by Giulio Clovio after Michelangelo, c. 1540[/SIZE] The depiction of Ganymede on this jeton is fascinating. It is derived from a lost Michelangelo drawing (preserved in copies by Giulio Clovio). Hans Krauwinkel would have known the design from prints that circulated throughout Europe, like this one that is a copy itself after a print by Nicolas Beatrizit. [ATTACH=full]1280934[/ATTACH] [SIZE=1]print after Beatrizit after Michelangelo, after 1550 [/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1280935[/ATTACH] [B]Jeton de Menus Plaisirs du Roi[/B], 1654. AE. 26,5 mm. 6 h. F.2859 var. écu Obverse: MENVS. PLAISIRS. DV. ROY. Crowned shield of France with double rim. Reverse: MINOR EST QVAE FVLMINA GESTAT ; Exergue: 1654. Ganymede carried by the Eagle of Jupiter through the air. trans: It is more fragile than (the eagle) which carries lightning The following two are French jetons, ten years apart, that share a reverse die. This jeton was issued by the “Menu Pleasures Of The King.” The full name of this administration is "silverware, small pleasures and affairs of the king's chamber." This is the service responsible for stage sets, costumes and accessories for plays, ballets and shows organized in the courtyard. It was headed by a steward. From the Hotel du Roi, service des Menus Plaisirs and House Affairs provided the King with valets, barbers and upholsterers, liveries, plus travel, almanacs and calendars for the Court, jewelry and portraits. The iconography of Ganymede on these jetons seems to me most closely related to a c. 1644 painting by Eustache le Seur, now at the Louvre. [ATTACH=full]1280936[/ATTACH] [SIZE=1]Ganymede by Eustache le Seur c. 1644 [ATTACH=full]1280937[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [B]Jeton de galanterie[/B]. 1674. Silver plated brass. 27 mm 6 h. Terisse- - F.12660 Obverse: IEN SVIS LE SOVTIEN ET LA IOYE 1674. Cupid seated on a barrel, lifting the globe. trans: I am the support and the joy. Reverse: LAMOVR ME RAVIT 1674. Trans: Love delights me. Ganymede carried by the Eagle of Jupiter through the air. My second Ganymede jeton is a type of gallantry tokens. It was customary to give a one once during the wedding mass. It was blessed and meant entering a community property married. It subsequently became a medal or token of marriage, so named in honor of Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles. This practice persisted into the first half of the twentieth century. The reference book on the subject is the work of Jules Florange, Love and marriage in numismatics, Moulins, 1936 now replaced by Henri Térisse, The Wedding Coin, Argenton-sur-Creuse 2008 End of Part I[/QUOTE]
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