Harvard Art Museums > 1972.296: One Riksdaler Coin Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"One Riksdaler Coin (Christopher Berg) , 1972.296,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/226560. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.296 People Christopher Berg, Swedish (19th century) Title One Riksdaler Coin Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1821 Places Creation Place: Europe, Sweden, Stockholm Culture Swedish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/226560 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 4.2 cm diam. x 0.3 cm depth (1 5/8 x 1/8 in.) 28.77 g Denomination riksdaler Inscriptions and Marks Signed: reverse, lower perimeter: C.B. inscription: obverse, around perimeter: CAROLVS XIV IOH · D · G · REX SVECIAE ET NORV · AN · IVBIL · 1821 inscription: reverse: [in portrait medallions:] GVSTAVVS I D.G · REX SV; GVST II AD · D · G · REX SVE; FRIDERICVS I D · G · R · SV; [below image:] IN MEMOR. VINDICATAE / LIBERT AC RELIG inscription: around outer edge: GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO Provenance Recorded Ownership History Frederick M. Watkins, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.296 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Charles XIV John in right profile, in classical robe, with short curly hair; reverse: three portrait medallions of previous kings, above an olive branch. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 34, p. 180, repr. Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
