FIGINO, GIROLAMO (ltal.). Mint-master at Rome, second half of the sixteenth century.
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.
ENEGREN, GUSTAF ADOLF
ENEGREN, GUSTAF ADOLF (Swed.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century. He settled at Stockholm, circa 1815. This Die-sinker is the author of jetons and portrait-medals of Joh. Tob. Sergell, 1815 ; — Fred. H. A. Chapman, vice-admiral, 1817; — Casper Isaac M. Ehrenborg, 1829; — Badge of the Royal Patriotic Society, 1824; — Portrait Medals of Charles XIII. and Oscar I, &c. His signature on the medals is G. A. E. or ENEGREN. Bibliography. - - Catalogue de la Collection de monnaies de ...
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ENEGREN, GUSTAF ADOLF (Swed.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century. He settled at Stockholm, circa 1815. This Die-sinker is the author of jetons and portrait-medals of Joh. Tob. Sergell, 1815 ; — Fred. H. A. Chapman, vice-admiral, 1817; — Casper Isaac M. Ehrenborg, 1829; — Badge of the Royal Patriotic Society, 1824; — Portrait Medals of Charles XIII. and Oscar I, &c. His signature on the medals is G. A. E. or ENEGREN. Bibliography. - - Catalogue de la Collection de monnaies de ...
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ENGELHART, JOHANN REINHOLD
ENGELHART, JOHANN REINHOLD (Pol.). Die-sinker and Medallist of the seventeenth century. He occupied the post of Mint-master in Sweden before 1689, and afterwards resided at Breslau, where he produced a number of inferior works. A medal commemorating the Fortification of Breslau, in 1693, is signed I.E. and ascribed to him. In 1696 he was accused of forging old thalers for collectors, and retired to Stettin, where he died in 1713. By him are also : Wadislaus IV. of Poland (fully signed; — Siege o...
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ENGELHART, JOHANN REINHOLD (Pol.). Die-sinker and Medallist of the seventeenth century. He occupied the post of Mint-master in Sweden before 1689, and afterwards resided at Breslau, where he produced a number of inferior works. A medal commemorating the Fortification of Breslau, in 1693, is signed I.E. and ascribed to him. In 1696 he was accused of forging old thalers for collectors, and retired to Stettin, where he died in 1713. By him are also : Wadislaus IV. of Poland (fully signed; — Siege o...
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ERICSSON, JOHAN EDVARD
ERICSSON, JOHAN EDVARD (Swed). Die-sinker at Stockholm, between 1845 and 1875. The Thomsen Medal Collection contain ed the following medals engraved by this artist : Charles XV. and Louise; — Prize for Music (2 var.); — Jubilee of S' Laurentius' Cathedral, 1845, &c. Hildebrand describes the following : Corona- tion of King Charles XV. and Queen Louise, i860; — Stockholm Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1867 ; — Second Centenary of Lund Uni- versity, 1868; — Royal Military Academy of Goteborg, 1866; — Po...
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ERICSSON, JOHAN EDVARD (Swed). Die-sinker at Stockholm, between 1845 and 1875. The Thomsen Medal Collection contain ed the following medals engraved by this artist : Charles XV. and Louise; — Prize for Music (2 var.); — Jubilee of S' Laurentius' Cathedral, 1845, &c. Hildebrand describes the following : Corona- tion of King Charles XV. and Queen Louise, i860; — Stockholm Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1867 ; — Second Centenary of Lund Uni- versity, 1868; — Royal Military Academy of Goteborg, 1866; — Po...
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ERNOUL
ERNOUL (Belg.). Die-sinker, cited in 14 1 3 , when he was Coinengraver at the Mint of Ghent. He probably succeeded to Jena Belin, under Jean sans Peur. Having contracted debts, Ernoul ran away with the coining-dies ; all endeavours to find him in Flan ders, Holland, Zeeland, and Brabant, were made in vain. This engraver is supposed to be the author of a jeton, struck at Ghent in 1416, for the Chambre des Comptes of Flanders, at Lille ; 299 speci- mens in silver, weighing 4 Marks 6 Ounces 12 Este...
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ERNOUL (Belg.). Die-sinker, cited in 14 1 3 , when he was Coinengraver at the Mint of Ghent. He probably succeeded to Jena Belin, under Jean sans Peur. Having contracted debts, Ernoul ran away with the coining-dies ; all endeavours to find him in Flan ders, Holland, Zeeland, and Brabant, were made in vain. This engraver is supposed to be the author of a jeton, struck at Ghent in 1416, for the Chambre des Comptes of Flanders, at Lille ; 299 speci- mens in silver, weighing 4 Marks 6 Ounces 12 Este...
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