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Charles V

1537
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably silver hollow cast
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 63 mm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson
Accession number25.334
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ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed on edge "CAROLVS·V·DEI·GRATIA·ROMAN·IMPERATOR·SEMPER·AVG[VSTV]S·REX·HISPANNO·SAL·M·D·XXXVII·AETATES·SVAE·XXXVII". Reverse: Inscribed on proper right column "PLVS" and on proper left column "[O]V[L]TRE".
ProvenanceBy 1905, Mrs. T. O. Richardson; 1905, bequest of Mrs. T. O. Richardson to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 4, 1925)
Guido Pepoli
Sperandio of Mantua
about 1485–86
Guillaume Dupré
early 17th century
Torso Romano
Gilbert A. Franklin
1963
Pillar
Louise Bourgeois
1949–50, cast 1990
Anton Scharff
1892
Hieronymus Dietrich
1530s
1700–1900