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Medal William Shakespeare

Features

Location United Kingdom
Type Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year 1740
Composition Bronze
Weight 34.3 g
Diameter 52 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
536069
References Eimer# 95
Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).
, MI II# GII 42
Edward Hawkins, Augustus W. Franks, Herbert Appold Grueber; 1885. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II / Volume II. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
, Eisler# 267
William Eisler; 2005. The Dassiers of Geneva / 7, Volume I: Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver: Geneva, Paris and London, 1700-1733: 18th-Century European Medallists. Musée Monetaire Cantonal, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Obverse

Bust three-quarters right

Script: Latin

Lettering: GUILIELMUS SHAKESPEARE.

Engraver: Jean Dassier

Reverse

Wild natural landscape with hills, woods, and streams

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WILD ABOVE RULE OR ART
NAT . 1564 .

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Medal (William Shakespeare)Picture 1 of a sold Medal (William Shakespeare)
MDC Monaco
E-Auction 13
Lot 1044
Internet Archive
28 Jun 2025 AU Unsold
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