Summary
Copy of a medal depicting Sir Richard Shelley, Prior of the English Nation of the Knights of Malta. This two piece electrotype copy was made circa 1881 by Robert Ready but the obverse and reverse of two different medals have been toned to match and have been incorrectly held as a pair ever since. The obverse is from an original 16th century medal the reverse was by Bernard Rantwic and was cast in the 17th Century.
For the correct obverse see NU 37334 which has a dark tone. For the correct 16th Century medal see NU 38272.
Obverse Description
Half-length figure of Richard Shelley facing right with hair short, beard pointed and small ruff wearing armour with a Maltese cross on the breast; scarf tied round right arm; around, RICARDVS . SCELLEIVS . PRIOR . ANGLIAE . AN.A.LXIIII
Reverse Description
A griffin standing in a landscape facing towards the left with its head turned to right, wings spread, a ducal coronet about its neck (ducally gorged); around, PATRIARVM . EXCVBITOR . OPVM
Edge Description
Plain
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Dimensions
71 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
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References
cf Kress p.123 no 640,
[Book] Hill, George W. & Pollard, Graham. 1967. Renaissance Medals from the Samuel H. Kress Collection., 123 Pages
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