Bronze Medal of Shakespeare, William, Great Britain, 1564–1616. 1940.100.826

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1940.100.826

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 54.13
    • Diameter (in mm): 46

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date Range: 1564 - 1616

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1911
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze
  • Symbol: F BOWCHER

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: WILLIAM SHAKSPERE|PICT AD VIV APVD WM SHARP OGDEN MCMXI
    • Type: bust
    • Portrait: Shakespeare, William

  • Reverse

    • Legend: EFFIC APVD ECCL|MDLXIV APOLLO MDCVI ALTER
    • Type: a nude female figure in the foreground, in the background a bust of Shakespeare

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1940.100.826
  • Lot: 1940.100
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Eidlitz, Robert J.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States