Construction of Kronschloss,
1704

Author	Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich
Materials	silver
Weight	49,72 гр
Size	45 мм
Provenance	From Imperial University of Moscow, 1912
Inventory №	13524

Obverse	PALLAS QVAM CONDIDIT - ARCEM IPSA COLIT. VIRG.* Depiction of Fort Kronschloss In exergue: CRON.SCHLOS/ MEDIA HIEME A RVSS.IMPERA./ TORE EXTRVCTА./ MDCCIIII.
	Verg. Ecl. II, 60-62: Quem fugis, a, demens? Habitarunt di quoque silvas Dardaniusque Paris. Pallas quas condidit arces ipsa colat; nobis placeant ante omnia silvae.
Reverse	HIBERNO TEMPORE NIDIS INCVBAT ALCYONE./ TVM VIA TVTA MARIS/ Ovid. Metam.* Minerva with spear in her hand and collection of land-surveying instruments at her feet gesturing left to sunrise and sea with ships and the nest with the winter born-bird floating upon waves. In exergue: MARIS FINNICI/ SECVRITAS Star below (sign of medallist)
	Ovid. Metam. XI, 745-748: Perque dies placidos hiberno tempore septem Incubat Alcyone pendentibus aequore nidis: Tum via tuta maris: ventos custodit, et arcet Aeolus egressu.

Literature	Shchukina 2006 (№ 22); Russian Victories 2009, 33
Keywords	Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro), Publius Ovidius Naso, Peter I, Shervinskiy Sergey Vasilievich, Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich, Peter I (1682-1725), Baltic sea, Kronslot, Alcyone, Minerva (Athena), ship, sea, spear, navigational instrument, helmet, St. Andrew's flag, Eclogues, Metamorphoses, literary quotation, borrowing from an engraving, clouds, sun, kingfisher, nest, HIBERNO TEMPORE NIDIS INCVBAT ALCYONE. TVM VIA TVTA MARIS Ovid. Metam., PALLAS QVAM CONDIDIT ARCEM IPSA COLIT. VIRG.

KRONSCHLOSS,
1726-1727

Author	Unknown engraver of the St.Peterburg printing-office
Size	317x350; 259x325
Provenance	Collection of D.A. Rovinsky (St Petersburg), Rumyantsev museum (1898), Pushkin museum (1924)
Inventory №	Гр-6283