HANS VON TYRNA (or VON TIRAN). Mint-master at Vienna, 1356-1370.
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.
H. G.
H. G. (Germ.). Signature of a German Medallist of the sixteenth century. It occurs on a beautiiul Portrait-medal of Luther, 1521, which is copied from an engraving by Höpfner, not by Cranach, as stated by Erman, in Deutsche Medailleure, p. 48. A specimen of this medal, from the Völcker Collection, was sold for 2705 Marks at the Sale of the Wunderly-von Muralt Collec- tion (Part IV, April 1900). The signature is engraved in the incuse, as is the date also. Bibliography. — Erman, Deutsche Medaill...
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H. G. (Germ.). Signature of a German Medallist of the sixteenth century. It occurs on a beautiiul Portrait-medal of Luther, 1521, which is copied from an engraving by Höpfner, not by Cranach, as stated by Erman, in Deutsche Medailleure, p. 48. A specimen of this medal, from the Völcker Collection, was sold for 2705 Marks at the Sale of the Wunderly-von Muralt Collec- tion (Part IV, April 1900). The signature is engraved in the incuse, as is the date also. Bibliography. — Erman, Deutsche Medaill...
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HABERLE, A.
HABERLE, A. (Bohem.) Contemporary Die-sinker at Prague. His signature appears on several medals which have come under my notice : Prize Medal of the American-Bohemian Athletic Competi- tion at Cesky Brod, 1887; — Agricultural Prize Medal of Caslau, 1879 ; — Medal on the Presentation of a Flag to the Athletic Society of Chlumetz, 1885; — Twentieth Anniversary of the Athletic Society of Pilsen, 1883 ; — Silver Wedding of the Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph and Empress Elizabeth, 1879 (sev. var)...
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HABERLE, A. (Bohem.) Contemporary Die-sinker at Prague. His signature appears on several medals which have come under my notice : Prize Medal of the American-Bohemian Athletic Competi- tion at Cesky Brod, 1887; — Agricultural Prize Medal of Caslau, 1879 ; — Medal on the Presentation of a Flag to the Athletic Society of Chlumetz, 1885; — Twentieth Anniversary of the Athletic Society of Pilsen, 1883 ; — Silver Wedding of the Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph and Empress Elizabeth, 1879 (sev. var)...
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HADLEY, ROBERT DE
HADLEY, ROBERT DE (Brit.). Moneyer of St. Edmundsbury in 1280, under Edward I. On Pennies issued by him we find his name : ROBERT DE HADELEIE and also : ROBERTVS DE HADL. " This is the last instance of a moneyer's name forming the legend upon any English coin ". I have not included in my List of Engravers, Mint-masters, &c, the names of Anglo-Saxon, Merovingian, etc. Moneyers, in order to avoid overcrowding, but there is no doubt that many of these Moneyers, if not most of them, themselves engra...
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HADLEY, ROBERT DE (Brit.). Moneyer of St. Edmundsbury in 1280, under Edward I. On Pennies issued by him we find his name : ROBERT DE HADELEIE and also : ROBERTVS DE HADL. " This is the last instance of a moneyer's name forming the legend upon any English coin ". I have not included in my List of Engravers, Mint-masters, &c, the names of Anglo-Saxon, Merovingian, etc. Moneyers, in order to avoid overcrowding, but there is no doubt that many of these Moneyers, if not most of them, themselves engra...
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HAFFNER, HERMANN
HAFFNER, HERMANN (Germ.). Medallist of Nuremberg, born in 1637, died on the 11th of August 1691. He was Engraver of the coins, seals, and armorial bearings to the Council of Nuremberg, and had studied the Art under Matthaeus Schaffer, 1652- 1658. From 1680 until his death, he was employed at the Mint, as Assistant-engraver to Johann Jakob Wolrab ; Georg Hautsch became his colleague at the Mint in 1683. The best known medal by Hermann Haffner is that struck in honour of the City and Councillors o...
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HAFFNER, HERMANN (Germ.). Medallist of Nuremberg, born in 1637, died on the 11th of August 1691. He was Engraver of the coins, seals, and armorial bearings to the Council of Nuremberg, and had studied the Art under Matthaeus Schaffer, 1652- 1658. From 1680 until his death, he was employed at the Mint, as Assistant-engraver to Johann Jakob Wolrab ; Georg Hautsch became his colleague at the Mint in 1683. The best known medal by Hermann Haffner is that struck in honour of the City and Councillors o...
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