Harvard Art Museums > 1972.295: 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 (Unidentified Artist) , 1972.295,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/226420. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.295 People Unidentified Artist Title One Riksdaler Coin Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 1801 Places Creation Place: Europe, Sweden, Stockholm Culture Swedish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/226420 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Dimensions 4.2 cm diam. x 0.3 cm depth (1 5/8 x 1/8 in.) 29.16 g Denomination riksdaler Inscriptions and Marks Signed: reverse, lower perimeter: O.L. inscription: obverse, around perimeter: GUSTAF IV ADOLPH SV · G · OCH V · KONVNG inscription: reverse: [upper perimeter:] GUD OCH FOLKET; [around design:] I RD; O.L.; 1801 inscription: around outer rim: MANIBUS NE LAEDAR AVARIS [=may I not be damaged by greedy hands] 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 1972.295 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: Gustav in right profile, wearing stock and armor; reverse: crowned ceremonial chain with three crowns inside. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 33, 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
