Dragon killing Saint George

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I found the antique large brass medal of St. George.
Dragon killing Saint George knight we see it S : GEORGIVS . EQVITVM .PATRONVS.
(sanctus Georgius equitum patronus), that is Saint George the knights
(or the combatant soldiers) shielding with a circular.
The rider XVII. carries century knight clothes; armour, steel helmet with a plume,
his weapon lance. On the horse short saddle blanket, ornate stable gear.
Before the forelegs of the horse, in the background on rock kneeling desk Aja a princess's praying shape shows, who the victim of a dragon terrorizing Silena city raffled, and who the knight in heavy fight, the dragon with his lance sticking saved. The depiction in this manner the first knightly virtue, signals the woman's protection. We see a tumbling ship with Christ sleeping in him on the rough sea and with two pupils, IN TEMPESTATE . SECVRITAS, safety in the danger with a circular.
One of the pupils awaken Christ just, his raised hands indicate it to the other sky from sinking truth fear. The medal picture and the circular from Christ's life concerns a bought well-known scene. The two sides offer safety in the danger collective, demonstrating the life-saving strength by the front page.
This characteristic type of the Hungarian medallions the XVII. a century appears in his second party, the forming of the medal type Roth Hermann Keresztély is connected the name of an engraver of Körmöc.
 

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Awesome find, Garryson. I bet you did the happy dance. ;D

;) RR

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One of the most widely used charms was a coin with the image of St. George, patron saint of knights and fighting soldiers. This type of talisman developed from the Mansfeld thaler. First minted in 1521, it was commissioned by a Count von Mansfeld and honored his family's patron saint. An imperial officer was said to have been shot in battle, but saved from injury by a Mansfeld thaler he carried. The tale quickly spread and the cost of the thalers rose, thanks to smart middlemen, 10-20 times the original price. Faith in the legend was renewed when a colonel of the Sachsen family, von Lisbau was supposedly twice saved by a Mansfeld thaler sewn into his clothing.
During the 30 Years War and the wars against the Turks it is said that all officers and even some common soldiers wore these thalers. Eventually, demand was so great that some businessman started minting a special St. George talisman. These talismans were of various sizes, silver, gilt, or bronze, and all one type.

On one side was St. George on horseback, thrusting his lance at a dragon with an inscription: "S. GEORGRJS. EQUITUM PATRONUS." (St. George, protector of knights) The other side had a ship with a taut sail on a rough sea and Christ asleep on the deck with two terrified apostles. A wind blows through a small cloud into the sail. The inscription: "IN TEMPESTATE SECURITAS. (Safety, or security in the storm).
Source:http://www.lamoneta.it/index.php?showtopic=3398&mode=linea
 
I managed to identify the other coin on the picture:

Date: 1760
Denomination: Groeschl
Country: Bohemia
Government: Kingdom
Ruler: Franz I
Coinage: Type Standard Coinage
Mint: Prague
Composition: Copper
Diameter: 23-24
Description Obverse: Crowned arms, two above one
Description Reverse: Value and date in cartouche
Notes: Varieties exist. Prev. KM#291.
 

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Nice finds Garryson and nice photos also ... congratulations ~ Jimmy
 
Excellent photos, and great finds!


-Buckleboy
 
very nice medal ! ;)
 
Translation made me laugh - the Dragon won this time:laughing7:
 
I'm not the kind who usually cares about this sort of thing--after all, most of us will be dead in 30-40 years--but as I have always understood it, Saint George killed the Dragon, and not the other way around...
 
I thought the dragon was winning too - but upon closer examination we can clearly see that he's having a very bad day !!! (Go Saints !)


You just have to work with the phrase -"Dragon Killing Saint " a little bit .

In my estimation the nicest portrayal of this scene is captured on the English Crown coins from well before Queen Victoria, on through
King George VI. (medallic art at it's finest )
 
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Hi garryson ,

Nice looking finds . Shame :icon_scratch: slaying dragons is not a popular past time as it once was .
 
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