Nice one Guy. I have a 1906 edition of Pepys' diary in the Everyman's Library series with lovely Art Nouveau endpapers and I have a 1667 crown of Charles II. Charles would have seen many fine commemorative medals in France during his exile there. Louis XIV had excellent medalists working for him, including Jean Mauger, Henri Roussel, Michael Molart and Joseph Roettiers. (Jan's brother) Fascinating as always. Many thanks.
Always rather thrilling to see a very well preserved object from the distant past. The eons just melt away. I'm reminded of the Bredgar hoard of gold coins stashed away by a high-status Roman nearly 2000 years ago (over 700 years before Offa's Dyke was built!!!) but as fresh as a daisy!!! Miraculous
Absolutely fascinating as always. I am struck (forgive the pun!) at the provenance of Britannia as a symbol of Britain and hadn't realised that it derives from Rome usage. I would love to know more about that. Thank you, Guy.
Loved this presentation Guy. I have to agree with Samuel Pepys, the Breda medal is indeed a very nice object to behold. Just a small point though, the Breda medal is a milled medal (machine made) not cast. Medals had been produced since the Renaissance through casting or striking but from 1662 the coinage in the UK was milled, so it is only natural that the new process, that allows much finer detail to be shown than casting, would be used to create the Breda medal.
Well, actually yes and no - we are both right. The Breda medal was made from a cast blank which was then struck. It makes a different noise from a milled coin of the period (the blanks for which I believe were cut from strips - this is described in a visit to the mint in The Royal Magazine for 1760 when the same process was still being used), and that was the distinction I was trying to make without going into the technicalities.
Nice one Guy. I have a 1906 edition of Pepys' diary in the Everyman's Library series with lovely Art Nouveau endpapers and I have a 1667 crown of Charles II. Charles would have seen many fine commemorative medals in France during his exile there. Louis XIV had excellent medalists working for him, including Jean Mauger, Henri Roussel, Michael Molart and Joseph Roettiers. (Jan's brother) Fascinating as always. Many thanks.
What can one say? Everything that Guy does is superb. For me, the more obscure the subject, the better. Thank you
Always rather thrilling to see a very well preserved object from the distant past. The eons just melt away. I'm reminded of the Bredgar hoard of gold coins stashed away by a high-status Roman nearly 2000 years ago (over 700 years before Offa's Dyke was built!!!) but as fresh as a daisy!!! Miraculous
Absolutely fascinating as always. I am struck (forgive the pun!) at the provenance of Britannia as a symbol of Britain and hadn't realised that it derives from Rome usage. I would love to know more about that. Thank you, Guy.
studio.th-cam.com/users/videokCnfL_iqY8k/edit will answer your question
Loved this presentation Guy. I have to agree with Samuel Pepys, the Breda medal is indeed a very nice object to behold. Just a small point though, the Breda medal is a milled medal (machine made) not cast. Medals had been produced since the Renaissance through casting or striking but from 1662 the coinage in the UK was milled, so it is only natural that the new process, that allows much finer detail to be shown than casting, would be used to create the Breda medal.
Well, actually yes and no - we are both right. The Breda medal was made from a cast blank which was then struck. It makes a different noise from a milled coin of the period (the blanks for which I believe were cut from strips - this is described in a visit to the mint in The Royal Magazine for 1760 when the same process was still being used), and that was the distinction I was trying to make without going into the technicalities.
@@ClassCiv Love the detail. Thanks,
Twenty-five cents *AND* 50p? I'm tired of these wealthy academics coming on here and taunting us with their unrealistic and incredible wealth.