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Medal — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Bower, George, London, 1681
1681
Silver medal commemorating the aquittal of the Earl of Shaftesbury. On the obverse a bust of the Earl of Shaftsbury facing to the right wearing a mantle, hair long; on truncation, 'GBF' and inscribed 'ANTONIO COMITI DE SHAFTSBVRY'. On the reverse, a view of London from Southwark inscribed 'LAETAMVR'. In the distance…
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medals
Medal — The Fall of the Titans ("Gigantomachia"), Bower, George, London, ca. 1660
ca. 1660
Medal, silver, The Fall of the Titans ("Gigantomachia"), by George Bower, England (London), ca. 1660. 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…
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