Coins and Medals Department, Pushkin
Отдел Коллекция Проекты Научная работа отдела Библиотека События Партнеры Меценаты

Construction of Kronschloss,
1704

Author

Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich

Materials

silver

Weight

58,03 гр

Size

46 мм

Provenance

From the collection of Alexander Stakhovich, 1983

Inventory №

251727

Obverse

PETRVS ALEXII FIL. D.G. RVSS. IMP. M. DVX MOSCOVIAE.
Bust of Tsar Peter I facing right (type M2)
Signed: M

Reverse

PALLAS QVAM CONDIDIT - ARCRM IPSA COLIT.VIRG.*
Depiction of Kronschloss
In exergue: CRON.SCHLOS/ MEDIA HIEME A RVSS IMPE/ RATORE EXTRVCT./ MDCCIIII.

Comments

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.

Notes

Combination of two medal types (Schukina 2006, p. 19, 51-56). Obverse is original, reverse - from copied die.

Original author

Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich

Literature

Zavorotnaya 1988 (№ 25); Shchukina 2006 (№ 27); Russian Victories 2009, 38

Keywords

KRONSCHLOSS,
1726-1727

Print from the "Book of Mars"

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