Medal — The Fall of the Titans ("Gigantomachia"), Bower, George, London, ca. 1660

Medal — The Fall of the Titans ("Gigantomachia"), Bower, George, London, ca. 1660 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1660. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, silver, The Fall of the Titans ("Gigantomachia"), by George Bower, England (London), ca. 1660. Museum description: The scene of Jupiter defeating the Titans is a reference to Charles II’s restoration in 1660. It is based on a design by the Italian sculptor Guglielmo della Porta. The medallist, George Bower, worked in London and in 1664 was appointed Engraver to the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary. The medal is inscribed on the edge: ‘Matthew Raper born November the 19th 1705. Given him by his uncle Mos(e)s Raper Iunr. 19th Novr. 1706’. The museum record gives material recorded as silver; place associated: London; maker recorded: Bower, George. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.