Medal - Albert Thorvaldsen

€190,351.00
LocationDenmark
Year1838
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight34.4 g
Diameter39 mm
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ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
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Reference(s) Bergsøe#1097
Obverse descriptionBust of Thorvaldsen in fur coat half left. Three lines of text below, in exergue.
Obverse letteringA. THORWALDSEN NAT. D. IX M. NOV. MDCCLXX
(Translation: Albert Thorvaldsen born november, 9th 1770)
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Reverse descriptionThree standing naked Charites, in the background short pillar with cloth and naked Eros with lyre. Is the marble group `Three Graces with Cupid` now in the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen. Text below, in exergue.
Reverse letteringCHARITES REDVXIT | ORBI TERRARVM ___________ F. KÖNIG FEC. MDCCCXXXVIII
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Mintage1838  - -
Catalog ID7072243710
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