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A series represents the "Medallic Histoiy of the American Revolution," 

 on which appear Franklin and Washington with various symbolical reverses. 

 There are medals of Pitt, of Penn, and quite a number of Washington, em- 

 bracing the "Manly," the "Sansom," the "Eccleston," the "C. C. A. 

 U. S.," "He is in glory," &c, &c, &c. ; medals commemorative of the 

 peace of 1814, and that of 1783 ; one given to Defleury upon the capture of 

 Stony Point, a fine gilt medallion of the Earl of Essex, cut by the cele- 

 brated Simon, in the days of the Commonwealth. 



There is an interesting series of medalets in copper ranging in date from 

 1584 to 1620, representing various occurrences in the wars between King- 

 Philip the Second of Spain, and the United Provinces. A quaint silver 

 medalet of the Sixteenth Century has on the obverse, David playing upon 

 the harp before Saul, and on the reverse, David slaying Goliath. A medal 

 of Sir Humphrey Davy and one of Matthew Boulton are especially notice- 

 able for the boldness and finish of their execution, as well as one cut by 

 Key (the medallist of the United States Mint) for Columbia College, New 

 York city, bearing on the obverse a magnificent female head with the in- 

 scription "Light, Liberty, Law." There is also a medal of Hon. Eli K. 

 Price, President of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadel- 

 phia, issued on January 1, 1879, in commemoration of the Twenty-first an- 

 niversary of the foundation of that Society (also cut by Mr. Key). 



An especial attention should be given to a remarkably complete series of 

 Papal medals, seven hundred and sixty-four in number, starting from Pope 

 Martin V. (1415), and ending with Pius IX. These medals were de- 

 posited by Thomas Hockley, Esq., of Philadelphia, and are in a case by 

 themselves in the main hall. They are of fine execution, and of great his- 

 toric interest. Among them may be found two engraved by Benevenuto 

 Cellini, one of Clement VIII. (1523-1534), (No. 47), representing Joseph 

 making himself known to his brethren (being in allusion to the Pope's fra- 

 ternal feelings toward the Florentines, his compatriots, despite their slight 

 gratitude towards him); another (No. 52), of Paul III. (1534-1549), ex- 

 hibiting a bust of that Pope with Ganymede, and an eagle on the reverse. 



Several of the medals refer to the opening and the closing of the Porta 

 Santa. 



Various medals refer to the wars waged against the Turks by the Spaniards 

 and the Venetians. No. 96 represents the victory of Lepanto in 1571 ; No. 

 89 refers to the conspiracy and punishment of Cardinal Caraffa and his ac- 

 complices ; No. 110 (Gregory XIII.), (1572-1575), commemorates the mas- 

 sacre of Saint Bartholomew ; No. 130 the Reformation of the Calendar in 

 1582; No. 153 (Gregory XIV.), exhibits the Pope giving to his nephew 

 Hercules Sfondrati the banner of the Holy Church, upon his departure to 

 fight against the French Protestants in 1591 ; No. 181 (Gregory XV. , 1621- 

 1622), represents the canonization in 1622 of the Saints Ignatius Loyola, 

 Francis Xavier, Philip de Neri, Isidora and Theresa ; No. 243 (Innocent X. ), 

 the Holy Ghost, being in reference to the condemnation of the doctrines of 

 the Jansenists; No. 294 (Alexander VII.), represents the Castle of St. 



PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC. XVIII. 103. Y. PRINTED MARCH 20, 1879. 



