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Editorial Judith with the head of Holofernes.
Editorial Selvaggia Sassetti (born 1470).
Editorial Silence of the speaker riot in Amsterdam, medal honored to the armed civilians, Silver medal. Obverse: Neptune with trident standing on its chariot in a turbulent sea angrily punishes the released storm winds, in the foreground two birds threatening to...
Editorial Cardinal Richelieu, Copper Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: globe within star border, on which is a genius within an inscription, cut off: year, Armand-Jean du Plessis duke of Richelieu, Jean Warin (II) (copy after), Paris, 1635, co...
Editorial Restoration of order in the Netherlands and the conclusion of the Act of Guarantee, in honor of Willem V, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: pyramid with inscription, for which two genii, representing Wisdom and Caution, hold a...
Editorial Marriage of Louis XIV with Maria Theresia of Austria, Bronze Medal. Obverse: bust of a young man within a circle. Reverse: breastpiece woman within a circle, cut off: year, Louis XIV (King of France), Maria Theresia (Queen of France), Jean Mauger, Pari...
Editorial Peace of Luneville, Silver Medal. Front: peace with olive branch and filled horn of abundance standing on globe amidst rising clouds within a circle. Reverse: Minerva holds out Medusa shield to Bellona, holding torch in her left hand and dropping sword...
Editorial Stay of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia to Paris, Bronze Medal. Obverse: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: winged Victory, sitting under a tree, writes on a piece of paper, cut off: year, Paris, Alexander I (Tsar of Russi...
Editorial Tool token from the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, Silver Medal. Front: view of the city from the north side and the Dieze with a small boat with inscription, in foreground: before that river god with oar, leaning on water jug. Reverse: helmeted woman with ...
Editorial Holy Virgin of Utrecht and St. Maarten, medal with inscription brother-in-law, Silver oval medal on the eyebolt. Obverse: standing in a halo: crowned Mary with scepter in right hand and Christ child on arm, cut off: inscription. Back: St Maarten, who i...
Editorial Coronation of James II as King of England, Silver Medal. Obverse: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: hand from clouds holds crown above cushion with laurel wreath inside inscription, cut off: inscription, James II (Kin...
Editorial Introduction of the Gregorian reckoning, Silver Medal. Front: angel inside a ring with inscription on the inside 18th century, on the outside inscription 17th century, cut off: inscription. Reverse: inscription inside flower border, Germany, Johann Kit...
Editorial Slepers guild of Amsterdam, guild token by Kornelis Visser, Brass medal. Obverse: tug with whip in hand raised above head leads horse with drag, a compartment above the horse, cut: year. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions, cut off: ins...
Editorial Death of Maria II of England, Bronze Medal. Obverse: bust of woman with crown inside inscription. Reverse: Wisdom, Godliness and Steadfastness standing before a corpse within a circle, cut off: inscription., Maria II Stuart (Queen of England, Scotland ...
Editorial Peace of Nijmegen, counted token in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Silver Medal Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: olive branch, grafted on laurel branch within a circle, cut off: inscription, Nijmegen, Louis XIV (King of France), anony...
Editorial Rheinfels relieved by Landgraaf van Hessen, Silver Medal Front: Rhine god sitting between two pillars, with a pennant hanging on it. Reverse: view of the city on the river within the circular, cut off: inscription, lace, Rheinfels (Sankt Goar), Rhinela...
Editorial City of Brussels, Copper Medal. Obverse: Christ with outstretched hands, standing on globe, flanked by two people, cut off: inscription. Reverse: coat of arms within a circle, Brussels, anonymous, Belgium, 1587, copper (metal), striking (metalworking),...
Editorial French II elected German emperor in Frankfurt, Silver Medal. Obverse: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside an inscription. The other side: crowned woman holds laurel wreath on top of altar lying imperial crown and sword within a circle, cut off:...
Editorial Capture of Naples, in honor of F.M.L.B. Bianchi, Silver Medal. Obverse: winged Victory holds laurel wreath over bull with human head, cut off: inscription in Greek. Reverse: inscription, Naples, F.M.L.B. Bianchi, anonymous, Germany, 1815, silver (metal...
Editorial s-Hertogenbosch, tool token on the construction of the road from' s-Hertogenbosch to Eindhoven, Silver Medal. Front: view of the city from the south side under pennant with inscription, in the foreground: St. Antonieschans, fort Isabella and street roa...
Editorial Twenty-five year anniversary celebration of William I Frederick, King of the Netherlands, Silver Medal. Obverse: man's chest piece with oak wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: crowned woman with hermelin cloak, representing kingship, sitting under a...
Editorial Twenty-five year marriage of Claudius Henricus van Herwerden and Geertruyda Agneta Commelin, Silver Medal. Obverse: illuminated by a radiant all-seeing eye, woman kneels, representing Gratitude, with offering bowl and burning heart in front of burning ...
Editorial Death of Schout-by-Night Willem Crul, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: under radiant star garland: tomb, with a corpse hanging around a cypress branch on it, tomb-based sea battle, against a monument are coat of arms, anchor,...
Editorial Lorenzino de 'Medici honored as a second Brutus after the murder of Alessandro de' Medici, the tyrannical duke of Florence, Bronze Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: freedom cap between two daggers, cut off: inscription, Lorenzino de'...
Editorial Death of Pope Paul III, counting medal of the city of Brussels, Copper medal. Obverse: Christ with outstretched hands, standing on globe, flanked by two people, cut off: inscription. Reverse: coat of arms within a circle, Brussels, Paulus III, anonymou...
Editorial Cup and saucer with a prostitute and gentleman in an Interior Cup and saucer with a prostitute and gentlement in an interior, Porcelain cup and saucer with the wall divided into two flared parts, the upper ribbed, and scalloped edge. Painted on the gla...
Editorial Tool token from the city of Bern, Silver Medal. Obverse: bear with freedom cap on the point of sword and coat of arms, standing on stack of weapons within an inscription. Reverse: veiled woman with flame on head, representing Faith holding rod with ax ...
Editorial Death of Laevinus Torrentius, bishop of Antwerp, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: Christ leads a young man with the help of a rope holding a cross within a circle, cut off: year, Antwerp, Laevinus Torrentius, anonymous, Belgi...
Editorial States of Burgundy, Copper Medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms on ermine cloak within an inscription. Reverse: zodiac in the sign of a ram within a circle, cut off: year, Burgundy, anonymous, 1682, copper (metal), striking (metalworking), d 2.9 cm ? w...
Editorial Failed James III invasion of Scotland, Silver Medal. Obverse: woman's bust inside the inside. Reverse: English fleet drives the French fleet off the coast of Scotland in a circular, cut off: inscription, lace, Firth of Forth, Scotland, Anna Stuart (Que...
Editorial Gerard de Groesbeek, Prince-Bishop of Li?ge, Copper Medal. Front: coat of arms in a cartouche on a crossed bishop's staff and sword under bishop's hat within an inscription. Reverse: seated woman with filled horn of abundance in left hand, with outstre...
Editorial Arrival of Maria Theresia in Paris, counted token in honor of Maria Theresia, Queen of France, Copper Medal. Obverse: woman's bust inside the inside. Reverse: queen on triumphant car within a circle, cut off: date, Paris, Maria Theresia (queen of Franc...
Editorial Taking Grave, Copper Medal. Front side: man lifts with beam resting on trestle millstone on inner circumference, cut off: inscription interrupted by coat of arms. Reverse: spade with laurel wreath within a circle, Grave, Utrecht, Staten van Utrecht, an...
Editorial Battle of Cape La Hogue, the French defeated by the fleet of England and Holland, Silver Medal. Front: Neptunus strikes Louis XIV, trident with lilies, from his sea car, on the background of the battle within the scope, cut off: inscription. Reverse: W...
Editorial Completion of the bank in Hamburg, Silver Medal. Front: bank building within a circle, cut off: inscription. Reverse: woman with a filled horn of abundance and lance, standing in front of a pillar-mounted coat of arms against which rolls of paper, scal...
Editorial Ichikawa Danj?r? VII as Yoshimune no Munesada with fan and Ichikawa Omez? in the role of Sekibei with ax, The actors Ichikawa Danj?r? VII (1791-1859) in the role of Yoshimune no Munesada and Ichikawa Omez? ( 1769-1833) as Sekibei from the play Tsumoru ...
Editorial Burning of the Dutch fleet at Tobago, counted token in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Copper Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: Victory with branch of victory and lightning standing on an antique ship within a circle, cut off: in...
Editorial Academy of Drawing, Construction and Marine Sciences in Groningen, medal awarded to Rutgerus van Troijen, Silver medal. Front: helmeted Minerva holds shield above bust, against which palette with brushes rest, standing on plinth with inscription and co...
Editorial England abandons the Allies, counted token in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: centaur Nessus kidnaps Dejanire, in background: Herkules with a bow inside the border, cut off: inscription, L...
Editorial Inauguration of the Church of the Restored Lutheran Congregation in Amsterdam, Silver Medal. Front: church building within a circle, cut-off: date. Reverse: Godliness, depicted as a veiled woman with Augsburg confession in hand, and Eendracht with a bu...
Editorial Hope for an early peace, medal token honored by Louis Alexander, Count of Toulouse, Brass Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: tritons that, by blowing on trumpets, attempt to calm turbulent sea within a circle, cut off: inscription, Lo...
Editorial t G Feel, image engraved on a Leicester push, Silver medal. Front: seated man to the left grasps with his right hand to head, a dog at his feet, in the background on the right: a hat, cut off: inscription. Reverse: original depiction: facing left chest...
Editorial Beginning of the peace negotiations in Utrecht, arithmetic token charged by order of the royal treasury, in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Copper Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: three Cyclopes working on forging Mercury staff ...
Editorial Plight in Hainaut, Copper Medal. Front: man lying on the ground, above him rays from heaven within a circle, cut off: inscription and year. Reverse: two hands clasped together holding sword with point pointing skywards under inscription in clouds insid...
Editorial English help to the rebels, Silver Medal. Front: sword with point pointed upwards, above it Jehovah's name in Hebrew script in radiant cloud within a circle. Reverse: seated woman, representing Elisabeth, queen of England, hands sword to two kneeling S...
Editorial Battle of Oudenaarde and capture of Rijssel, Silver Medal. Obverse: Victory with Dutch flag and laurel wreath flying above pile of weapons, on the background of the city of Oudenaarde within an inscription, cut off: inscription. Downside: envoys of Rij...
Editorial Treaty of Versaille between Austria and France, Copper Medal. Front: crowned coat of arms in a cartouche, flanked by two fires on each side within a circular. The other side: two crowned women with a coat of arms, representing Austria and France reachi...
Editorial Landing of William III at Torbay, Silver Medal. Front: William III in Roman costume traps France's coat of arms and holds that of England up, in the background landing of his army within a wrap, cut off: inscription. Reverse: lion with sword defends gl...
Editorial Netsuke, Depiction of a small man with a cord in his hand and the other hand in front of the face. He is leaning against the arm of a giant. This may be the story of Rahomon who cut off the Oni Demon's arm., Japan, 1700 - 1900, wood (plant material), h...
Editorial First stone laying of the Grand Place in Lyon by Napoleon Bonaparte, Bronze Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside, cut off: inscription. Reverse: inscription inside oak wreath, Grand Place, Napoleon I Bonaparte (Emperor of the French), Jean Marie ...
Editorial Paris's first peace between France and the Allies, Silver Medal. Obverse: peace floating on cloud above globe holds olive branch in her right hand, and with her left hand she holds little boy who empties the horn of abundance within a circle, cut-off: ...
Editorial Coronation of Louis XIII as King of France at Reims, Copper Medal. Front: man's chest piece with crown inside inscription. Reverse: hand from clouds holds holy ampoule, below that a view of the city of Reims within a circle, cut off: inscription, Reims...
Editorial Knock-down of the Fronde, counted token in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Brass Medal. Front: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside a circle, cut off: inscription. Reverse: monster lying on the ground, whose heads are chopped off in a circle...
Editorial Spool lace frill with diamond-shaped medallions, Natural spool lace frill: Parisian lace. The ground is divided in two into a Parisian ground with clovers at the top and a lawn underneath. In the latter there is a symmetrical pattern of diamond-shaped ...
Editorial Agricultural and Herbal Society in Utrecht, Bronze Medal. Obverse: young woman, representing Agriculture, leaning on a column, holding a laurel wreath in her left arm and outstretched right hand, left: basket with fruits and flowers, right: team within...
Editorial The surplus of the Spanish cavalry at Lens destroyed, Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a boy (Louis XIV) within a circle. Reverse: France with shield and spear standing on defeated enemy for trophee, made up of weapons and banners within a circle, cut of...
Editorial Peace of Rijswijk, Silver Medal. Obverse: Europe sitting on the back of a bull, crossing the sea, above it a dove that extends a branch of peace within a circle, cut off: inscription. Reverse: palace in Rijswijk within a circle, cut off: inscription, R...
Editorial Tool token from the city of Embden, Silver Medal. Front: view of the city on the water, on which five ships sail with pennants and inscriptions, cut off: inscription interrupted by crowned coat of arms on two crossed palm branches, margin. Reverse: two...
Editorial Siege of Maastricht, penny, Obverse: inscription, cut off: Roman numeral I. Reverse: sword above coat of arms in cartouche between years, on either side of sword: inscription, Maastricht, anonymous, 28-Apr-1579, copper (metal), striking (metalworking),...
Editorial Hope for an early peace, bribe token honored by Louis Alexander, Count of Toulouse, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: tritons that, by blowing on trumpets, attempt to calm turbulent sea within a circle, cut off: inscription, L...
Editorial Peace of Rijswijk, medal struck by order of the magistrates of Amsterdam, Silver medal. Front: crowned Europe sacrifices on burning altar with inscription inside the inscription, cut off: inscription. Reverse: Peace with olive branch and staff of Mercu...
Editorial Inauguration of Willem I Frederik as King of the Netherlands in Brussels, Bronze Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: crowned Dutch virgin in ermine mantle offers William I royal crown, while prince swears on constitution, which lies be...
Editorial Peace of Rijswijk, Silver Medal. Obverse: crowned lion with an olive branch in one claw, with another resting on a globe with the inscription Europe, sword and scales within an inscription, cut off: inscription. Reverse: palace in Rijswijk within a cir...
Editorial Joannis Titus Meyer, twenty-five years pastor in Zwolle, medal given to him in gold by members of the choir of his church, Silver medal. Front: shepherd with anchor and staff standing in the middle of his flock, illuminated by celestial light within a ...
Editorial Twenty-year-old Regensburg file between France, the Emperor, Spain and the Netherlands, Bronze Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: Pallas with shield and spear sitting on armor under laurel tree within an inscription, cut off: inscript...
Editorial Foundation of the Arti et Amicitiae company in Amsterdam, Unilateral lead medal Front: building of the new society within the scope, cut-off: date. Reverse: blank., Amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae, anonymous, Netherlands, 1839, striking (metalworking), d ...
Editorial Peace of Paris and recognition of the independence of the United States of America, Silver Medal. Front: lit by all-seeing eye in radiant triangle, woman with palm branch and woman with freedom hat on spear shaking hands, five coats of arms between the...
Editorial Capture of Namur by the French, counted token in honor of Louis XIV, King of France, Copper Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: view of the city and citadel of Namur within a circle, cut off: inscription, Namur, Louis XIV (king of Fran...
Editorial Inauguration of Philip V in Brussels, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: rising sun illuminates mountain landscape, cut off: inscription, Brussels, Philip V (King of Spain), Philippe Roettiers (II), Antwerp, 1702, silver (metal...
Editorial Beginning of the year 1764, Silver Medal. Front: Peace, depicted as a woman with olive branch in hand, enveloped by clouds, lifts winged hat from Mercury's head, resting with knee on stack of merchandise, and points it to the four winds that blow away ...
Editorial Failed James III invasion of Scotland, Silver Medal. Obverse: bust of a woman with laurel wreath inside an inscription. The other side: donkey, who wants to eat from Scottish thistle, is chased away by a woman who holds him in front of him, cut off: in...
Editorial Conquest of Schonen, in honor of Charles XI of Sweden, Silver Medal. Obverse: bust of a young man with a laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: frost in a Roman military kit with a woman kneeling in front of him, cut off: inscription., Skane, Sw...
Editorial English help to the rebels, Copper Medal. Front: sword with point pointed upwards, above it Jehovah's name in Hebrew script in radiant cloud within a circle. Reverse: seated woman, representing Elisabeth, queen of England, hands sword to two kneeling S...
Editorial Napoleon Bonaparte's return from his exile on Elba and Louis XVIII's escape from France, Silver Medal. Front: woman with torch in hand, altar fallen into the background and ship within an inscription, cut: year. Reverse: veiled woman, representing Fran...
Editorial Peace of Munster, Silver Medal. Obverse: bust of a boy (Louis XIV) within a circle. Reverse: France standing on a yoke with olive branch in its left hand, balance balanced in its right hand, on which the crown of the imperial is weighed against the cro...
Editorial Victories of Louis XIV, King of France, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse side: many-headed monster, some of which heads chopped off on the ground within a circle, cut off: inscription, Netherlands, Louis XIV (King of France), ...
Editorial Peace of Amiens, in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte, Prime Minister of France, Silver Medal. Obverse: man's chest piece with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: helmeted Mars, imagining Napoleon Bonaparte, holds in his left hand statuette of wing...
Editorial Marriage of Arnold van Citters Wzn., Government member of Middelburg and Sara Jacoba Ockerse, Medal on the occasion of the marriage of Arnold van Citters Wzn., Government member of Middelburg and Sara Jacoba Ockerse. Silver medal. Front: round altar, o...
Editorial Peace between France and Savoy, Bronze Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: Minerva with spear and branch of peace and Hymen with torch and two coats of arms within a circle, cut off: inscription, France, Savoy, Louis XIV (King of Franc...
Editorial s-Hertogenbosch, tool token on the construction of the road from' s-Hertogenbosch to Eindhoven, Silver Medal. Front: view of the city from the south side under pennant with inscription, in the foreground: St. Antonieschans, fort Isabella and street roa...
Editorial Ride to the temple, Woman with framed painting in hand on horseback with servant in a mountain landscape. The painting says 'Inari shrine of Masaki'. The six poems are all cut off, horse, Kubota Shunman (mentioned on object), Japan, 1813, paper, colour...
Editorial Adopt the law on the relocation of the mouth of the Maas, Bronze medal. Obverse: man in Roman gown with partly unrolled piece of paper in right hand, sitting on elevated throne, flanked by two Cupids with wreath in hair, one of which carries a helm and...
Editorial Tool token from the city of Embden, Silver Medal. Front: view of the city on the water, on which five ships sail, above: crowned eagle with scepter and apple, illuminated by sunlight within a circle, cut off: inscription interrupted by crowned coat of ...
Editorial Battle of Cape La Hogue, the French defeated by the fleet of England and Holland, Silver Medal. Front: William III with ship's helm, dressed as a Roman emperor, is crowned with laurel wreath by Victory, next to him Ireland with a harp and Belgium with ...
Editorial Peace of Hubertusburg, Silver Medal. Obverse: peace, depicted as a woman with scepter and ear of corn, plowing farmer in background in background, cut off: inscription. Reverse: view of the Hubertusburg castle, above which Faam flies with two trumpets ...
Editorial Schutter company of Amsterdam, Silver Medal. Front: Minerva with plumed helmet and spear holds wreath with left hand above head of shooter who leans on rifle and hands him medal with right hand, left: Aegis and standard, right: pyramid crowned with a b...
Editorial Opening of the Amsterdam-Haarlem railway, the first railway line in the Netherlands of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij, Silver Medal. Front: steam locomotive 'de Hoop' within a circular design, cut-off: date and signature. Reverse: inscri...
Editorial Stolpian legacy, Silver Medal. Obverse: Godliness, depicted as a veiled woman with a cross, takes a young man by the arm and points him to a temple in a halo on a mountain top, next to her altar on which the Bible has been opened, based on a burning he...
Editorial Marriage of Louis XIV with Maria Theresia of Austria and peace of the Pyrenees, Silver Medal. Obverse: bust of a young man with laurel wreath inside an inscription. Reverse: winged Wedding god with two myrtle wreaths and wedding torch with which he ign...
Editorial Michelangelo Buonarroti, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: torso in the middle of a palette with paintbrushes and architectural tools within a circle, cut off: year, Michelangelo, Gerard Leonard Herard, Paris, 1673, silver (me...
Editorial Celebration in Berlin of the second peace of Paris between France and the Allies, Silver Medal. Obverse: Peace with olive branch and filled horn of abundance standing on a globe within an inscription. Reverse: helmeted Minerva holds up Medusa shield to...
Editorial Marriage of Louis XV, King of France and Maria Lesczcynski, Princess of Poland in Berlin, counted token in honor of A. Rotenbourg, 'orator Galliae', Silver Medal. Front: two hands clasped together from clouds under crown above altar within inscription,...
Editorial Double sovereign from Tournai by Albert and Isabella, 1617, Tournai, Albert and Isabella, double sovereign, Gold coin. Front: Albert and Isabella side by side in seat. In year cut off. Reverse: crowned composite coat of arms of the golden fleece., anon...
Editorial To lift up the water through tubes and differentiated pockets or cut off kegs, Wheel operated by two persons drives containers carrying water up, Fig. 41, after p. 18, p. 65, 1629, Iacobum de Strada ? Rosberg: Kunstliche Abriss, allerhand Wasser-, Wind...
Editorial copper processing, A thin layer of copper is cut off on a sample iron rod until only pure copper remains, woodcut, p. 431, (Liber undecimus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveur sur bois), 1556, Georgius Agricola: De re metallica libri XII: quibus officia, in...
Editorial Hortense, Queen of Holland, patron of the arts, Silver Medal. Obverse: bust of a woman inside an inscription in Greek. Reverse: Easel, a leg of which is surrounded by a rosary and with a painting on it, surrounded by a carved head, palette with brushes...
Editorial Failed attack on the life of William I, Prince of Orange-Nassau, by Jean de Jauregui, Copper Medal. Front: Jauregui shoots prince of orange bullet through head inside an inscription. Reverse: Philip II with crown and scepter, accompanied by counselor a...
Editorial Peace of Basel, in honor of Frederick William II, King of Prussia, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: winged peace hands olive branch and staff of Mercury to a young man sitting on a rock under a palm tree, behind him a weapon ...
Editorial Execution of Louis XVI, Silver Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: Roman warrior with coat of arms behind him, aiming his spear at two-headed monster with snake's tail, representing the French Republic, holding head of executed Louis a...