Lead Medal, France. 1941.95.1

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Obverse: (in Greek and Latin) - Crowned bearded bust r. of Herclius looking upward, hands holding beard, truncation on sickle of a waning moon.
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Reverse: (in Greek and Latin) - Emperor in carriage drawn by three horses r., with driver looking back to l. (Confounded on entry into Jerusalem)

Physical Description

  • Axis: 2

  • Measurements

    • Diameter: 93

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Manufacture: Cast
  • Material: Lead

  • Authority

  • Geographic

    • Region: France
    • Locality: Burgundy (uncertain)

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1941.95.1
  • Department: Medal
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • J.M. Kingsley, Jr.; ex Dr. J. N. Hunt?

Subjects

Notes

  • Franco-Flemish Burgundian or N. French school of late 14th c.; medal of the type known to have been in the collection of Jean, Duc de Berry; note with the medal reads "Dr. J.N. Hunt, Kings Medical Society"; this example said by Dr. Berliner, of Providence Museum, to be early 17th c. copy; this specimen is missing the word .A(Pi)O(lambda)INIC, recorded on other example; the style of the lettering is slightly different, as well.

Rights

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