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Caracalla (b. AD 188; Roman Emperor AD 211–217)

 (Italian, act. ca. 1454–1477)
Date1466
MediumLead
DimensionsDiam.: 3 5/8 in. (9.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.138
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.

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Medals Works Acquired in 2016 Subject: Portraits Sculpture
Lead portrait medal of Frederick III wearing a round hat with a heavy coat, in profile to the l…
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1415; r. 1452–93)
Bertoldo di Giovanni
dated 1469
Bronze portrait medal of Emperor Constantine the Great, laureate and draped, in profile to the …
Constantine the Great (AD 274/88–337)
Cristoforo di Geremia
ca. 1468 (?)
Lead medal of a man in profile to the right wearing armor, mantle, and ruff
Matthias II of Hapsburg (b. 1557; Governor of the Low Countries 1578–81; Holy Roman Emperor 1612–19)
Unknown artist
dated 1579
Lead portrait medal of Marcello Cervini, Pope Marcellus II with a tonsure, in papal robes, bear…
Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501; r. April 9, 1555–May 1, 1555)
Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi
1555
Bronze portrait medal of Maximilian I of Burgundy with long, curling hair, in profile to the ri…
Loan
Maximilian I of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459; r. 1508–19), and Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457–1482)
Giovanni Filangieri Candida
ca. 1477/79
Silver medal of Charles V wearing full armor and holding a scroll in his right hand and a sword…
Charles V of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558; r. 1519–56) and Ferdinand I of Hapsburg (b. 1503; King of Bohemia and Hungary 1526–64; King of Croatia 1527–64; King of the Romans 1531–58; Holy Roman Emperor 1558–64)
Nickel Milicz
after 1531
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right wearing a collar of the Order of the Golden Fleec…
Ferdinand I of Hapsburg (b. 1503; King of Bohemia from 1527, King of Hungary from 1527, and Holy Roman Emperor 1558–64), Maximilian II of Hapsburg (b. 1527; Holy Roman Emperor 1564–76), and His Wife Mary of Hapsburg, Princess of Spain (1528–1603)
Lucas Richter
dated 1563
Lead medal of a man wearing hat, hairnet, and chest chains
Hans Ebner von Eschenbach the Elder (d. 1553; patrician of Nuremberg, Knight of the Holy Roman Empire from 1550)
Unknown artist
probably before 1553
Silver medal of a man wearing a broad hat, pleated shirt, wide-collared cloak, and the badge of…
Ferdinand I of Hapsburg (b. 1503; King of Bohemia and Hungary 1526–64; King of Croatia 1527–64; King of the Romans, 1531–58; Holy Roman Emperor 1558–64) and Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Queen of the Romans
Wolf Milicz
dated 1537
Silver portrait medal of William IV seated on a throne and surrounded by guards with pikes, poi…
Awarding of Amsterdam City Arms and Crown by William IV (b. 1307; Count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland, 1337–45) and Maximilian I (1459–1519; King of the Romans 1493–1519; Archduke of Austria 1493–1519; Holy Roman Emperor 1508–19)
Pieter van Abeele
ca. 1655
Lead portrait medal of Emperor John VIII Palaeologus wearing a large pointed hat in profile to …
Loan
John VIII Paleologus, Emperor of Byzantium (b. 1392; r. 1425–48)
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano)
ca. 1438
Copper medal of a man in profile to the right with long hair and a headband
Maximilian I of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459; r. 1508–19)
Unknown artist
Dated 1478, made after 1519
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