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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details are associated can hardly fail to call up the features of the
goddess of the Syracusan "medallions " in Kimon's third manner.
To me at least the head of this Terinaean type conveys the strong
impression that, if not from the actual hand of Kimon, it was
executed in his atelier, and under his immediate inspiration".
Didrachm of Terina.
On the Syracusan Coinage of the period of the signing Artists I
would refer to the exhaustive monograph by L. Tudeer, Die Tetradrachmenpriigung von Syrakus in der Periode der sign. Kiinstler, Zeitsch.
fur Ntumism., I913, pp. 1-292.
KINDER, Major J. H. (Brit.). Director of the Imperial Mint, at
Osaka, Japan, from March I870. He terminated his engagement
with the Japanese Government on January 3I st., 1875.
KING'S NORTON METAL CO., LTD. (Brit.). A private Mint, works
near Birmingham, which in recent years has had many government
contracts, either for supplying blanks to the Royal Mint, or striking
coins for Colonial governments, Guernsey, and other British and
Foreign dependencies. The coins bear the mint-mark K. N.
KINSBURGER, SYLVAIN (B.D.M., Vol. III, p. 161). At the Paris
Salon, I908, this artist exhibited two Portrait-plaquettes in bronze
of M. and Mme H***. By him is also a centenary Plaquette of the
Paris Firm of Pleyel, which won in competition a Second Prize for
its author;- 9 o. Chopin; Portrait-plaquette in plaster; - 1912.
Raphael Collin, painter, member of the Institute; - Simon, chanteur mondain; - Le violoniste Joubert; - Chopin; - I914.
Victory of the Marne; plaquette, 63 X 60 mill.
KIPPER (KUPPER) GEORG (Germ.). Mint-master at Ranstadt I6o5,
I609 and 615.
KIRK, JAMES. A Silver Medal of John Wilkes is signed, JAS.
KIRK F. Obv. JOHN 'WILKES Esq. Bust in profile to right; below,
JAS. KIRK F. IPL. THE GENIUS OF LIBERTY. Infant Genius with pen in
r. hand, holding aloft Cap of Liberty with 1. In exergue, Elected
Knight of the Shire of Middlesex MDCCLXVIII. Size I. 35.
KIRK, JOHN (B.D.M., Vol. IlI, p. 164). Further works by this
artist: John Smart, miniaturist (modelled by Smith). Marriage
medal of George III. and Caroline, I761.