Biographical dictionary of medallists: coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, &c., ancient and modern, with references to their works B. C. 500-A. D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer ...

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debased gold coin for the West India markets; and so much of the
gold bullion which would be brought to the national mint is carried
to these private establishments, which degrade our national character'- (A.J.N., I892, July, p. 13).
"It is not unlikely that the gold coins now known which show
the counter-stamp of EB, were some of the coins which Brasher
assayed and stamped at the instance of the Secretary of the Treasury.
This is somewhat supported by the fact that at the Zabriskie sale
was catalogued a half Joe of Portugal, Joseph I, 1766, in the centre
of which was a plug bearing the counterstamp of EB, the same as
used on the New York doubloon. Evidently the insertion of this
plug of gold was required to bring it up to its proper value. Then
again, Mr. Newcomer has a piece in his collection, of the same
denomination, but dated I754, also bearing the EB counterstamp
on an inserted plug of gold ". (A.J. N., XLVIII, xxxII-v).
BRANCALIONE, GIAN FRANCESCO (ftal.). Mint-master at Naples,
in conjunction with Gian Carlo Tramontano, circa I495-I497.
Issued the Giustine (Mezzi Carlini) of Ferdinand II. of Aragon.
Cf. Carlo Prota, Le Monete dette Giustine di Ferdinando I. e Ferdinando I. d'Aragona, Bollettino del Circolo Numismatico Napoletano,
1916, pp. 21-26.
BRASSEUX, FR.RES (B.D.M., Vol. I, 1904, p. 269). A medal
of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic,
i85 I-185 2, is signed: BRASSEUX-D'APRtS NATURE; 13. Inscription
in six lines (65 mill.). It is probably by Brasseux cadet. Another
medal issued by this firm is that of Count Demidoff.
Brasseux aine died in I85o. He published a series of medals of
Napoleon I., which are described in his Catalogue of I840. On a
mining medalet of La Chazotte (St Etienne) his signature occurs as:
BRASSEUX, GRAVEUR DU ROI. Vide Revue num., I904, xxvI-xxxv,
Catalogue of the copies of Napoleon I.'s medals by the editor
Brasseux.
The firm's signature occurs also on a medal of Moliere L. Monument; AE. 40 mill.
BRATEAU, JULES PAUL (B.D.M., Vol. I, I904, p. 269). This
Sculptor was born at Bourges, and began exhibiting medallic works
at the Salon in 1874: Portrait-plaquettes, Medals, Medallions, etc..E.; - Salon I890. A child, bronze plaquette; - Minerva, silver
plaquette; - Fame, silver plaquette, etc.
BRATTLE, DANIEL (Brit.). Sinker of the irons at the Royal Mint,
London, under the Commonwealth.