Silver Medal of Ioannovna, Anna, Russia. 0000.999.709

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 27.9
  • Diameter (in mm): 45

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1727
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Artist: Vestner, Georg Wilhelm

• Obverse

  • Legend: ANNA D.G.RVS SORVM IMPERATRIX
  • Type: Shoulder-length portrait of Anna, r., crowned
  • Symbol: below bust truncation: VESTNER.F.
  • Portrait: Ioannovna, Anna

• Reverse

  • Legend: EGREGIAM VERO LAVDEM ET SPOLIA AMPLA REFERTIS/ in ex: OBSESS. ET LIBERAT./ MENS.OCTOBR.MDCCXXVII.
  • Type: Standing Victory, l., leaning on altar to r., inscribed OCZA/KOV., holding laurel wreath in l. hand and palm branch in r. hand; military trophies on pole at l. with captive Turk and Tartar chained to it.

References

• Reference: Diakov.80.1
• Reference: Smirnov.223

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.709
• 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