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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AESSLINGER, HANS (Germ.). Sculptor to the court of Albrecht V.,
Duke of Bavaria. His name has been suggested by Dr Habich as
that of the Engraver of Portrait-medals signed HA, and erroneously
attributed to Hans Reimer, of Duke Albrecht V. (Vol. II, p. 369),
Margarethe vom Fraunhofen, Wilhelm Prandt von Pranthausen,
and Hans von Piaffenhausen (t I563).
AGUILAR (Span.). Edited the following medals: Aragonese Exhibition, I885-I886; - Catholic Congress at Saragossa, i890
(2 var.). The engraver is MENENDEZ (q. v.).
AGUIRRE, R. PEDRO GARCIA (Amer.). Engraver of Spanish-American Proclamation medals of Charles IV: Chiapa, 789; Guatemala; San Salvador; and Ferdinand VII (Guatemala, I8o8; San
Salvador, etc.).
AHLBORN, LEA (B.D.M., Vol I, I904, p. I42). Daughter of L. P.
Lundgren, was born in Stockholm on I8. February I826, and died
on 13. November I897. Her husband Karl Ahlborn (1819-3I.
March 1895), whom she married in I854, was a clever sculptor.
She learned the art of Die-engraving under her father, and at
his death in I853 she undertook his work at the Royal Mint,
Stockholm, and in I855 was appointed Chief-engraver, in which
capacity she engraved the dies for the Swedish, Norwegian and
Finnish coinages. Further medals by her commemorate events of
the reigns of Charles XIV. John, Charles XV., Oscar II.; Portraitmedals of Queen Josephine; - Queen Louise; - L. J. Hierta; -
Nordenskj6ld; - Palander; - Bolinder; - Medals of Columbus
(on the Fourth centenary of the discovery of America) 1892; -
George Washington (for the city of New York) I883;
Jubilee of the University of Upsala, 1877; - Silver Wedding of
Oscar II.; - Medal of the University of Massachusetts; - Medals
of the Swedish Academy and of the Academy of Sciences; - Dr G:
Wahlenberg, of Upsala; - Dr Peter von Afzelius, of Upsala;Berzelius, Swedish Medical Society, 1858; - Presentation Medal
of the Swedish Anthropological and Geographical Society to Capt.
Rob. F. Scott, of Antarctic fame, I905; 56 mill.; gold; - 1862,
Edward Nonnen, E 55; - 1872, Jac. Aug von Hartmandsdorff,
Swedish politician, fE 39; - 1876, Andre Oscar Wahlenberg,
Swedish politician and publicist, E 63; - I880, John Hallenberg,
Swedish historian, AE 31; - 1883, Count Axel Oxenstierna,
Swedishstatesman, galvano, ARt 57; - 1884, Prof. Charles Edwin
Anthon, medal of the American Numismatic Society, AR 68; -
I887, John Peter Lefren, Swedish General, EF 31; - I890, Daniel
Parish, jr., American numismatist, E 46; - 1893, Claes Gartz,