ALSING, HANS FRIEDRICH
ALSING, HANS FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Probably a son of the eighteenth century Medallist. He flourished circa 1835-1865, and also resided at Altona. By him are the following medals : Hamburg and Altona Horticultural Society, 1836; — Industrial Society of Altona ; — Regular Attendance at Sunday Schools; — School Prize Medal; — Dr Johann Heinrich von Chaufepié (1773-1856) of Hamburg; — Salomon Heine, of Hamburg ; &c. From 18...
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ALTOVITI, ANTONIO
ALTOVITI, ANTONIO (Ital.). Mint-masier (magister zecchae) at Rome, from the 22nd December, 1486, to the 19th December, 1488. We find that in 1487 Altoviti contracted to strike " bononenos papales de argento valoris sex quatrinorum pro singulo, quorum LV valeant unum ducatum auri de camera". According to Cinagli, 28 varieties of coins were issued under Innocent VIII., bearing on obv. Pontifical arms, or tiara, seated...
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AMADIO DA MILANO
AMADIO DA MILANO (Ital.). Milanese Goldsmith and Medallist, probably the same as Amadio d'Antonio Amadio da Castronago, who lived at, and received the citizenship of, Ferrara. Records of him date from 1456 to 1487, the year in which he wrote his will. The two best known medals of this artist are those of Leonello d'Este, and Borso d'Este, Seigneurs of Ferrara ; they bear on the R. AMAD. MEDIOLAN. ARIFEX. FECIT. The o...
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ANAN
ANAN... (Greek). This Artist's signature was published for the first time by Dr Arthur Evans in the Numismatic Chronicle, 1896, pl. VIII, n° 9, and p. 123. It occurs on a Tetradrachm of Messana of circ. B.C. 425-415. Obv. ME??ANIO?. Hare running to 1.; beneath, ear of barley; in the field, above, a dove flying to 1.; in front of which, in microscopic characters, ANAN. R. Biga of mules driven by Messana draped in long...
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