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Taken Levenhaupt Prisoner,
June 30 (July 11), 1709

Author

Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich

Materials

tin

Size

46 мм

Provenance

From the collection of Alexander Stakhovich, 1983

Inventory №

251799

Obverse

PETRVS ALEXII FIL. D.G. RVSS. IMP. M. DVX MOSCOVIAE.

Bust of Tsar Peter I facing right (M2)


Signed: M (Muller)

Reverse

OPERIS VICTORIA FINIS*

River God reclining right, leaning on vase with flowing water and inscription NIEPPER. FL. Minerva sitting on war trophy, turning left, holding spear and shield with inscription CAPTO/ LÖWEN/ HAUPT/ CVM RESI/ DVIS.

In exergue: AD PEREVOLOCAM./ 03. IVN. MDCCIX.

Below star (Muller's sign)

Comments

* Ovid. Metam. VI, 75-82:
stare deum pelagi longoque ferire tridente
aspera saxa facit, medioque e vulnere saxi
exsiluisse fretum, quo pignore vindicet urbem;
at sibi dat clipeum, dat acutae cuspidis hastam,
dat galeam capiti, defenditur aegide pectus,
percussamque sua simulat de cuspide terram
edere cum bacis fetum canentis olivae;
mirarique deos: operis Victoria finis.

Literature

Russian Victories 2009, 326

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