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1966.131.78.a

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Charles Emmanuel III Medal 1739

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Artist

Jacques Antoine Dassier (Geneva, 1715 - 1759)

Title

Charles Emmanuel III Medal 1739

Creation Date

1739

Century

18th century

Dimensions

2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Switzerland

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.131.78.a

Object Description

333 CHARLES EMMANUEL III (1701-73) of Savoy, King of Sardinia, 1730 1739

Obv. Bust three-quarters to right, in cuirass. Around, CAR . EM . D . G . REX SAR . CYP . ET lER .
Rev. The king with Minerva to right; winged Victory crowning him with laurel. Around, MINERVA DUX VICTORIA COMES . ; in exergue, JAC . ANT . DASSIER F . | 1739
Bronze, struck, 55 mm.

Bibl.: Forrer i, p. 511.