KÜNE, ANDREAS (Germ.). Mint-master at Lüneburg, 1577, in the service of Duke Julius of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel.
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.
KOENIG, ANTONI
KOENIG, ANTONI (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Hall in Tyrol, 1723-1743. Probably a son of Johann Antoni Koenig or Khunig. By him are perhaps the Günzburg Thalers of 1765, 1766, &c. (signed : A. K.) ; — The Archduchess Marie-Antoinette arrives at Günzburg, 1770 (R. only); — The Archduke Leopold and consort, and Duke Charles of Lorraine and his sister Caroline visit Vienna, 1770; — Visit of T. H. to the Vienna Mint, 1770; — The Empress Maria Theresia lends prompt aid to the famished inhabitants of Wet...
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KOENIG, ANTONI (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Hall in Tyrol, 1723-1743. Probably a son of Johann Antoni Koenig or Khunig. By him are perhaps the Günzburg Thalers of 1765, 1766, &c. (signed : A. K.) ; — The Archduchess Marie-Antoinette arrives at Günzburg, 1770 (R. only); — The Archduke Leopold and consort, and Duke Charles of Lorraine and his sister Caroline visit Vienna, 1770; — Visit of T. H. to the Vienna Mint, 1770; — The Empress Maria Theresia lends prompt aid to the famished inhabitants of Wet...
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KOENIG, OTTFRIED
KOENIG, OTTFRIED (Germ.). Medallist at Moscow, 1718-1724, whose productions are signed 0. K. Schlickeysen observes that this signature (and also K. 0.) occurs on medals of Peter the Great, for which however dies of the Augsburg Medallist P. H. Müller, who died in 1718, were used. The Moscow Roubles of 1718-1724 are the work of Koenig (one of 1724 illustrated), and apparently also the following medals : Second Expedition of the Russian Fleet to Finland; — Another, on the sameevent; R. A variety o...
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KOENIG, OTTFRIED (Germ.). Medallist at Moscow, 1718-1724, whose productions are signed 0. K. Schlickeysen observes that this signature (and also K. 0.) occurs on medals of Peter the Great, for which however dies of the Augsburg Medallist P. H. Müller, who died in 1718, were used. The Moscow Roubles of 1718-1724 are the work of Koenig (one of 1724 illustrated), and apparently also the following medals : Second Expedition of the Russian Fleet to Finland; — Another, on the sameevent; R. A variety o...
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KOCH, JOHANN
KOCH, JOHANN (Germ.). Mint-master at Dresden, 1688-1698. His initials occur on the coins issued by him of John George III. of Saxony: Thalers, Gulden, &c. of 1690, Begräbnissthalers, Gulden, &c. of 1691; — John George IV : Reichsthaler, 1691 (illustrated); Thaler on the Elector's Inauguration as a Knight of the Order of the Garter; " Begräbnissthalers", and Gulden, 1694; — Frederick Augustus I. : Thaler (illustrated) and subdivisions of 1696, Courant- Thaler on the Birth of the Prince Elector Fr...
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KOCH, JOHANN (Germ.). Mint-master at Dresden, 1688-1698. His initials occur on the coins issued by him of John George III. of Saxony: Thalers, Gulden, &c. of 1690, Begräbnissthalers, Gulden, &c. of 1691; — John George IV : Reichsthaler, 1691 (illustrated); Thaler on the Elector's Inauguration as a Knight of the Order of the Garter; " Begräbnissthalers", and Gulden, 1694; — Frederick Augustus I. : Thaler (illustrated) and subdivisions of 1696, Courant- Thaler on the Birth of the Prince Elector Fr...
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KOCH, JOHANN CHRISTIAN
KOCH, JOHANN CHRISTIAN (Germ.). Medallist of the first half of the eighteenth century; born at Aken on the Elbe in 1680 ; died in 1742 ; son of Nicolaus K. of Zerbst. He was a pupil of Christian Wermuth and Raimund Faltz ; entered about 1706 the service of the Dukes of Saxe-Gotha, for whom he worked until his death as Mint-engraver at Gotha, 1730-1742. By this Medallist are the following commemorative medals. Death of John William, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1707 (signed KOCH F. on obv. and KOCH. FECIT...
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KOCH, JOHANN CHRISTIAN (Germ.). Medallist of the first half of the eighteenth century; born at Aken on the Elbe in 1680 ; died in 1742 ; son of Nicolaus K. of Zerbst. He was a pupil of Christian Wermuth and Raimund Faltz ; entered about 1706 the service of the Dukes of Saxe-Gotha, for whom he worked until his death as Mint-engraver at Gotha, 1730-1742. By this Medallist are the following commemorative medals. Death of John William, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1707 (signed KOCH F. on obv. and KOCH. FECIT...
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