Silver Medal, Berlin. 0000.999.35963

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 13.64
  • Diameter (in mm): 37

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver
• Symbol: LOOS

• Authority

  • Artist: Loos, Gottfried Bernhard (Uncertain value)
  • Artist: Loos, Daniel Friedrich (Uncertain value)

• Obverse

  • Legend: DIE ZEIT ENTFLIEHT (="The time is escapes")/ LOOS
  • Type: The winged God of Time (Father Chronos), holding a scythe in r. hand, flying over earth to r.

• Reverse

  • Legend: DEM FLEISSE LAESST SIE LOHN ZURUCK (="To diligence she (time) leaves a pay")
  • Type: On shore a collection of items of commerce, on top of items: crane (symbol of vigilance).

References

• Reference: Sommer.B.31

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.35963
• Lot: 0000.999
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined