A Death Medal Maybe But Who Is The Buxom Lady

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laverdajohn Valued Member United Kingdom 175 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 3:45 pm Would be grateful if someone could shed some light in this medal - just love the image of death watching the timer, very Terry Pratchett Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 4:05 pm Early 17th century medal of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, by Nuremberg medallist Christian Maler. QUÆ SIM POST TERGA VIDEBIS / SIC NVNC PVLCHERRIMA QVONDAM. On the table: CVM: PRIVIL: CÆS: C: M: (the "C M" for Christian Maler): Edited by philadelphian 05/21/2015 4:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 4:33 pm So the skeleton's motto reads, "Thus, now, what once was fair," or, "What once was beautiful, is now... like this." Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 4:40 pm Quote: So the skeleton's motto reads, "Thus, now, what once was fair," or, "What once was beautiful, is now... like this." Wouldn't it actually read, "THUS, NOW, WHAT ONCE WAS FAIR," or, "WHAT ONCE WAS BEAUTIFUL, IS NOW... LIKE THIS." Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 5:12 pm I didn't want to yell. And I don't have a "caps lock," and want to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome. Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 5:25 pm Quote: I didn't want to yell. And I don't have a "caps lock," and want to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome. Sorry, I was making a reference to Terry Pratchett, since the OP made reference to him. In TP novels, Death speaks IN ALL CAPS... Report this Post to the Staff
laverdajohn Valued Member United Kingdom 175 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 5:37 pm Thanks so much for that, this is interesting with regard to the subject. https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=l...=958&lot=381 Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 8:01 pm I would be quite surprised if lot 381 were genuine. I can remember seeing quite a number of these in the late 60s, all in beautiful condition and all reputedly originating in Hungary sometime in the 1840s. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 05/21/2015 8:20 pm Here's the explanation of the confusion over who is depicted in the medal. Seems to me that the Danish princess is as much a guess for the lady of the Danish medal that Maler copied as is Elizabeth of Bohemia for Maler's own medal. Report this Post to the Staff
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