medal
- Museum number
- 1986,1004.1
- Description
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Cast bronze medal. (whole)
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Bust of Antoine Guiot, left, in magistrate's robes. (obverse)
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The Guiot arms, or, three parrots vert, beaked and membered gules, surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by a helm. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1602 (cast)
- Dimensions
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Thickness: 0.80 - 3.50 millimetres
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Diameter: 59.000 millimetres
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Weight: 32.34 grammes
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- Curator's comments
- Jones 2
Antoine Guiot, sieur de Charmeau et d'Ansac, was President of the Chambre des Comptes and, from 1600 until his death late in 1602, Provost of the Paris merchants. An original cast in good condition.
Other examples:
(a) Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, 58 rue de Richelieu, 75084 Paris, France (BN, Paris), silver, 56 mm.
(b) BN, Paris, bronze, 55 mm.
Bibliography:
1. T.N. Méd. Fr. II pl. 19 no. 3.
2. d'Affry de la Monnoye Jetons no. 101.
3. Mazerolle II, no. 637.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1986
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- 1986,1004.1
- C&M catalogue number
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MF2 (Jones 2) (56) (14)
