Front: de gerssdorf et anton - ευεργεται [the benefactors]. Busts of the two scholars adolf traugott von gersdorf and karl gottlob anton, one behind the other, facing left. Back: serit fruges alteri seculo profuteras // pietas societatis / lusatae / mdccci [ae ligated]. A winged genius pours his treasures out of a cornucopia. On the right-hand section is the signature loos. Comment: embossed, two-sided. - the front is by daniel friedrich or friedrich wilhelm loos, the back by johann veit döll. - adolf traugott von gersdorf (1744-1807) was a physicist and natural scientist. In 1779 he founded the upper lusatian society of sciences in görlitz. He wrote about atmospheric electricity, among other things. Karl gottlob anton (1751-1818) was a legal scholar and historian. The two scholars bequeathed their scientific books and collections to the upper lusatian society. The medal was presented to both of them at the ceremony held to mark the occasion. Literature: k. Sommer, the medals of the royal prussian court medalist daniel friedrich loos and his studio (1981) a 85. You can find more information about the object here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18217950. Object Type: coin. Date: 1801. Place of creation: Deutschland / , Brandenburg / Berlin. Dimensions: mass: 18 g (0.6 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin. Döll, Johann Veit- Adolf Traugott von Gersdorf und Karl Gottlob Anton - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5755186
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