Medal - George III John Philip Kemble

€406,498.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1798
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter52 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJohn Gregory Hancock
Reference(s) BHM#446, Eimer#888
Obverse descriptionDraped bust of John Kemble facing, bare head turned left
Obverse letteringIOHANNES PHILIPPUS KEMBLE
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscription within open wreath, masks of tragi-comedy below
Reverse letteringTRAGOEDUS ANGLICUS AET . XLI . MDCCXCVIII
(Translation: The English tragedian, aged 41, 1798)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverKempson & Son, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1796-1825)
Mintage1798  - -
Catalog ID4955816330
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