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Lorenz Staiber (1486–1539) and Susanna Einhöring or Stiebarin (dates unknown)

Loan
 (German, ca. 1500–1574)
Datedated 1535
MediumSilver, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 1 11/16 in. (4.36 cm)
Credit LineDr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection
Accession numberSCHER.2014.15.46
Commentary

Staiber was a patrician of Nuremberg, city councilor, writer, and orator and active as an agent of Henry VIII. His first wife, Magdalena, died in 1526. The woman on the reverse is probably his second wife, Susanna Einhöring or Stiebarin. This medal is one of only two extant.

Source: Scher, Stephen K., et al. The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals. New York and London, 2019.  

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