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Medal

1804 (made)
Artist/Maker

Medal. Obverse: portrait bust of William Henry West Betty, profile, facing viewer's right, with the words 'The Young Roscius' above. He has short, curling hair and wears a lace collar and jabot. Reverse: inscription, with Betty's date of birth, and the date, 1804, in Roman numerals, around a central motif of a sword, a trumpet and a goblet and a laurel wreath.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal depicting William Henry West Betty, portrait bust on obverse, motif and inscription on reverse, 1804
Physical description
Medal. Obverse: portrait bust of William Henry West Betty, profile, facing viewer's right, with the words 'The Young Roscius' above. He has short, curling hair and wears a lace collar and jabot. Reverse: inscription, with Betty's date of birth, and the date, 1804, in Roman numerals, around a central motif of a sword, a trumpet and a goblet and a laurel wreath.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The Young Roscius' (Obverse)
  • 'Not yet mature yet matcheless MDCCCIV' (Reverse)
Credit line
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.581-1997

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Record createdOctober 20, 2009
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