COLLAVIN, PIERRE ANTOINE (Swiss). Mint-master at Geneva, apparently from 11. March, 1730 to 19. May, 1750. His signature C. or P. A. C. appears on the coinage of that city issued under him. Bibliography. — Demole, Histoire monétaire de Geneve, etc. — Demole, Les Maîtres, les Graveurs et les Essayeurs de la Monnaie de Genéve (1535-1792), Bulletir de la Société suisse de Numismatique, 1885.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
CARTER, CHARLES FREDERICK
CARTER, CHARLES FREDERICK (Brit.). Medallist of the nineteenth century, born at Birmingham in 1805. He was a pupil of Halliday. The following medals are his best known productions : The Keith prize medal; — Napier of Murchiston, inventor of logarithms, 1617; — The Dobbie-Smith prize medal ; Dugald Stewart ; — Another, Professor Colin Maclaurin ; — The Brisbane medal of the Royal Socie y ; — Sir Thomas Brisbane of Brisbane ; — The Neill medal of the same society, Dr Patrick Neill ; &c. This Medal...
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CARTER, CHARLES FREDERICK (Brit.). Medallist of the nineteenth century, born at Birmingham in 1805. He was a pupil of Halliday. The following medals are his best known productions : The Keith prize medal; — Napier of Murchiston, inventor of logarithms, 1617; — The Dobbie-Smith prize medal ; Dugald Stewart ; — Another, Professor Colin Maclaurin ; — The Brisbane medal of the Royal Socie y ; — Sir Thomas Brisbane of Brisbane ; — The Neill medal of the same society, Dr Patrick Neill ; &c. This Medal...
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CASELLI, GIANBATTISTA
CASELLI, GIANBATTISTA (Ital.). Medallist, and Sculptor of Cremona, who worked circa 1551. The two following medals are by this artist : Portrait of himself R. Atlas carrying the globe (T. W.Greene collection) ; — Jacobus Gadius, General of the Order of the " Umiliati "; Obv. Bust R. Draped female resting against pillar. Bolzenthal also mentions two others : Bernardino Crotti, — and Massimiliano Sforza, eighth Duke of Milan, which were both unknown to Armand. Should the last be by Caselli, it was...
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CASELLI, GIANBATTISTA (Ital.). Medallist, and Sculptor of Cremona, who worked circa 1551. The two following medals are by this artist : Portrait of himself R. Atlas carrying the globe (T. W.Greene collection) ; — Jacobus Gadius, General of the Order of the " Umiliati "; Obv. Bust R. Draped female resting against pillar. Bolzenthal also mentions two others : Bernardino Crotti, — and Massimiliano Sforza, eighth Duke of Milan, which were both unknown to Armand. Should the last be by Caselli, it was...
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CASONI, ANTONIO
CASONI, ANTONIO (Ital.). Painter, and Medallist of Ancona. He was working in 1598, and died in 1634. His best known medals are: Pietro Aldobrandini, Cardinal, 1593-1621, signed: ANTONIVS CASONIUS F. 1598; — Ercole Bottrigari, mathematician and musician, of Bologna, 1531-1609 (2 types); — Dionisio della Ratta, also a Bolognese, † 1597 (4 types) : (a) R. Facade of building, (b) R. Arms surmounted by a cardinal' s hat, (c) R. St. Peter standing, (d) R. Inscription DIVO.PETRO, &c. Bibliography. — Ar...
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CASONI, ANTONIO (Ital.). Painter, and Medallist of Ancona. He was working in 1598, and died in 1634. His best known medals are: Pietro Aldobrandini, Cardinal, 1593-1621, signed: ANTONIVS CASONIUS F. 1598; — Ercole Bottrigari, mathematician and musician, of Bologna, 1531-1609 (2 types); — Dionisio della Ratta, also a Bolognese, † 1597 (4 types) : (a) R. Facade of building, (b) R. Arms surmounted by a cardinal' s hat, (c) R. St. Peter standing, (d) R. Inscription DIVO.PETRO, &c. Bibliography. — Ar...
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CASTAING
CASTAING (French). Inventor of the Milling machine, early part of the sixteenth century. This machine is described thus : " A thin piece of steel was firmly screwed upon a flat plate of copper fixed on a stout wooden frame. This steel bore on one edge half of the legend or marking. Another piece of steel, having on its edge the remainder of the legend or marking, was fixed on the copper plate, so that the flan " being placed between them, was touched on its sides by the marked edges of the steel...
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CASTAING (French). Inventor of the Milling machine, early part of the sixteenth century. This machine is described thus : " A thin piece of steel was firmly screwed upon a flat plate of copper fixed on a stout wooden frame. This steel bore on one edge half of the legend or marking. Another piece of steel, having on its edge the remainder of the legend or marking, was fixed on the copper plate, so that the flan " being placed between them, was touched on its sides by the marked edges of the steel...
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