HASE, BURKHARD (Austr.). Mint-master at Troppau for the Princes of Liechtenstein, 1614-1616; in 1603 he had been Warden of the Mint at Brieg, and from 1616 to 1617 we find him at Reichenstein, 1619-1621 at Oels, 1621-1623 again at Brieg, and after 1623 in the imperial service. Bibliography. — Friedensburg, Schlesiens neuere Münzgeschichte.
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.
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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HAGBOLT, T.
HAGBOLT, T. (Brit.). Wax-modeller of the first half of the nineteenth century. At the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1833 his Portrait-medallion in wax of William Tassie (illustrated) was very much admired. It is now in the possession of Rev. J. R. Vernon, and is marked on the back of its frame : By I. Hagbolt of 71 Princes St., Leicester square. The Duke of Richmond at Goodwood possesses another Portrait-medallion in wax by Hagbolt, of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon. Bibliography. — J. M. Gray, Jam...
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HAGBOLT, T. (Brit.). Wax-modeller of the first half of the nineteenth century. At the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1833 his Portrait-medallion in wax of William Tassie (illustrated) was very much admired. It is now in the possession of Rev. J. R. Vernon, and is marked on the back of its frame : By I. Hagbolt of 71 Princes St., Leicester square. The Duke of Richmond at Goodwood possesses another Portrait-medallion in wax by Hagbolt, of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon. Bibliography. — J. M. Gray, Jam...
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HACHTEN, DAVID GERHARD VON
HACHTEN, DAVID GERHARD VON (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver at the Mint of Hamburg, 1704-1726. His initials V. H. or the signature : VON HACHTEN, appear on his medals. He also worked for the Court of Sweden. By him are the following medals : Hamburg Jubilee Medal, 1717; — Charles XII., Peace between Sweden and Prussia, 1703 ; — Another, on the same event, 1704, signed : V. HACHT. ; — Return of King Charles XII. to Stralsund, 1714, signed : Hamb. Exc. ab Hachten; — Anniversary of King Charles...
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HACHTEN, DAVID GERHARD VON (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver at the Mint of Hamburg, 1704-1726. His initials V. H. or the signature : VON HACHTEN, appear on his medals. He also worked for the Court of Sweden. By him are the following medals : Hamburg Jubilee Medal, 1717; — Charles XII., Peace between Sweden and Prussia, 1703 ; — Another, on the same event, 1704, signed : V. HACHT. ; — Return of King Charles XII. to Stralsund, 1714, signed : Hamb. Exc. ab Hachten; — Anniversary of King Charles...
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