About the Artwork
Lion d'or of Philip the Good
between 1430 and 1467
(Artist) Netherlandish (Mint) Mint of Malines
Gold
Overall: 1 1/4 inches, 0.2 ounces (3.1 cm, 4.3 g)
Numismatics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
60.37
Public Domain
Markings
Inscribed, obverse: PHS. DEI. GRA. DVX BURG. BRAB. DNS. ML. Inscribed, reverse: SIT. NOMINE. DOMINE. BENEDICTUM. AMEN.
Provenance
(Mark M. Salton-Schlessinger, New York, New York, USA).Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton (Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA);
1960-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Netherlandish; Mint of Malines, Lion d'or of Philip the Good, between 1430 and 1467, gold. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton, 60.37.
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