Bronze Medal of Peter I "the Great" of Russia, Saint Petersburg, 1750–1790. 1887.7.1

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 50.96
  • Diameter (in mm): 45

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date Range: 1750 - 1790

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1703
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Mueller, Philipp Heinrich
  • Artist: Ivanov, Timofei
  • Maker: Saint Petersburg Mint

• Obverse

  • Symbol: in the shoulder: .T.I.
  • Portrait: Peter I "the Great" of Russia

References

• Reference: Diakov.18.6
• Reference: Tiregale.14
• Reference: Reichel.948
• Reference: Iversen.XVI.1c

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1887.7.1
• Lot: 1887.7
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

This medal is part of a series ordered by Peter the Great in Germany, from Phillipp Heinrich Mueller, a well-known medal die-cutter from Augsburg, to commemorate Russian victories in the war with Sweden of 1702-1714. However, our specimen is a later copy executed by Timofey Ivanov, who was active as a die-cutter at St. Petersburg Mint from 1750 through 1796. The medal commemorated the foundation of St. Petersburg and its harbor and shipyard on May 16, 1703.

Rights

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