LYNCH, LYNCHE or LINCHE, GERMAYNE or GERMYN (Brit.). Mintmaster for Ireland under Henry VI. and anni 1-13 of Edward IV., and Graver of the puncheons. He was granted a patent for the coinage of Groats, Half-groats, Pennies, Halfpennies or Mailles, and Farthings or Quadrantes, to be issued at the various mints of Dublin, Cork, Drogheda, Limerick, Trim, Waterford, and Wexford. Chaffers Gilda Aurifabrorum, p. 37, gives the following information on Lynche: " German Lynche of London, Goldsmith, Warden of the Mint, was elected Graver of the Puncheons for life (1460- 1483), Master and Warden of the King's Mints in his realm of Irland within his castle of Dybelin, and he was authorized to strike money for currency in Ireland, to make all manner of puncheons, irons, gravers, &c., within the city of London, or elsewhere, as should to him seem most speedful ". “ Simon, on the autority of a manuscript in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, states that in 1472, Germyn Lynch was indicted for making light groats at Drogheda. But, independent of this authority, there is evidence in the Act of 1471, that Lynch had been deprived of his office of Master of the Mint, for on the eighteenth of October, in the tenth year of his reign (1470), William Crunye and Thomas Barby, merchants, were by letters patent constituted masters of the coinage; and in 1473, it was ordered, that Germyn Lynch be Master of the Mint during good behaviour. “It is reasonable to suppose, that Lynch, being restored to his office, would be anxious to adhere more strictly to the provisions of the Statutes; and as so many frauds had been committed in the coinage, he probably adopted the letter G as his privy mark ; and I find that the Groats with this mark on them are remarkable for the uniformity of their weight, and correspond pretty closely with the standard fixed in 1473. Lynch's coins are more numerous than the other varieties, which, with few exceptions, do not appear to be regulated by any standard". (Dr Smith, op. cit., p. 29). Bibliography. — Ruding, op. cit. — Grueber, Handbook &c. — Dr Aquila Smith, Irish Coins of Edward IV., 1839. — Chaffers, op. cit.
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
LONGUEIL, HONORÉ DE
LONGUEIL, HONORÉ DE (French). Grandson of the celebrated Line-engraver, Joseph de Longueil ( † 1792), was born on the 16th February 1818 at Paris; settled in business as an Engraver, rue Royale, 8, in 1838; retired into private life in 1861, and died on the 31. July 1889 at Grignon Castle, Thiais (Seine), his nephew's residence. By this Engraver are several medals and jetons, some of which are signed : DELONGUEIL F. I have come across the following : Jetons of the Asphalte Works of Seyssel-Lobsa...
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LONGUEIL, HONORÉ DE (French). Grandson of the celebrated Line-engraver, Joseph de Longueil ( † 1792), was born on the 16th February 1818 at Paris; settled in business as an Engraver, rue Royale, 8, in 1838; retired into private life in 1861, and died on the 31. July 1889 at Grignon Castle, Thiais (Seine), his nephew's residence. By this Engraver are several medals and jetons, some of which are signed : DELONGUEIL F. I have come across the following : Jetons of the Asphalte Works of Seyssel-Lobsa...
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LONISON
LONISON or LONYSON, JOHN (Brit.). Mint-master at London, anni 14-19 of Elizabeth, 1571-1576. Kenyon makes two references to this Mint-master : " By an indenture of the 19th April, 1572, made with John Lonison, only three gold coins were to be made, namely, Angels, Angelets, and Quarter Angels, of the old standard and the same weight as before, and these were to be current at their old values of 10 s., 5 s., and 2 s 6 d respectively. On the 19th December, 1578, a commission was made out, authoriz...
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LONISON or LONYSON, JOHN (Brit.). Mint-master at London, anni 14-19 of Elizabeth, 1571-1576. Kenyon makes two references to this Mint-master : " By an indenture of the 19th April, 1572, made with John Lonison, only three gold coins were to be made, namely, Angels, Angelets, and Quarter Angels, of the old standard and the same weight as before, and these were to be current at their old values of 10 s., 5 s., and 2 s 6 d respectively. On the 19th December, 1578, a commission was made out, authoriz...
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LOOF, JAN
LOOF, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of Middleburg, second quarter of the seventeenth century. His medals are dated between 1627 and 1660. He received a special permission from the States General of Holland to commemorate remarkable events by medals. Amongst his best known medallic productions are : 1629. Taking of Bois-le-Duc (2 var.) ; — 1631. Naval Engagement at Slaak (2 var.) ; — 1632. Death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden; — 1637. Taking of Breda by Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (2 var.); — ...
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LOOF, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of Middleburg, second quarter of the seventeenth century. His medals are dated between 1627 and 1660. He received a special permission from the States General of Holland to commemorate remarkable events by medals. Amongst his best known medallic productions are : 1629. Taking of Bois-le-Duc (2 var.) ; — 1631. Naval Engagement at Slaak (2 var.) ; — 1632. Death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden; — 1637. Taking of Breda by Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (2 var.); — ...
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LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH
LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Altenburg 15. January, 1735; died 1. October, 1819, at Berlin. He was a pupil of Johann Friedrich Stieler, and in 1756 went to Prussia, became Mint-engraver at Magdeburg, 1756-1767, and was appointed Chief-sngraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Amongst his medallic productions I may mention : Elizabeth of York (" Souvenir Medal, engraved at the expense of a Mr. Thane, who considered that the legal representative...
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LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Altenburg 15. January, 1735; died 1. October, 1819, at Berlin. He was a pupil of Johann Friedrich Stieler, and in 1756 went to Prussia, became Mint-engraver at Magdeburg, 1756-1767, and was appointed Chief-sngraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Amongst his medallic productions I may mention : Elizabeth of York (" Souvenir Medal, engraved at the expense of a Mr. Thane, who considered that the legal representative...
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