The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Foil Medal [ARK00395]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Very thin foil medal with evidence of red wax on reverse. Medal shows the head of a plump Roman emperor, laureated, facing left with the inscription: "T VESP A G XI" above smaller Latin inscription: Imp. Traianus Casar. Aug Juris libseruantissimus, cu filius ipsius ex vebe in bellu~ ifimus paupercula meuliensfilius eque obtriuissel, et i lla amissi filij Talionem iure exposceret, viuu summ filiei cum ingentibus muneribus mulsem adiudicauit. 15.ISB.37 The wooden support has Latin text handwritten in ink with the date 1537 at the bottom.]