马克西米利安一世的硬币 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	马克西米利安一世的硬币
品名（英）	Presentation Coin of Maximilian I
入馆年号	1926年，26.261.14
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者	Ulrich Ursentaler【1508 至 1562】【奥地利人】
创作年份	公元 1509 - 公元 1517
创作地区	设计于: 奥地利, 霍尔（Designed in: Austria, Hall）
分类	杂项硬币和奖章（Miscellaneous-Coins and Medals）
尺寸	直径 2 1/8 英寸 (5.4 厘米); thickness 1/8 英寸 (0.3 厘米); 重 1.9 盎司 (53.9 g)
介绍（中）	赠送硬币通常由宫廷艺术家设计，由王子作为奖励或政治礼物赠送，或作为宣传传播。这枚硬币是为了纪念1508年马克西米利安一世（1459-1519）加冕为神圣罗马帝国皇帝而铸造的，通过纹章、铭文和他穿着全盔甲骑在一匹完全吟游的马上的描绘，强化了皇帝的王朝权力主张，所有元素都经过了精心装饰。吟游诗人的类型似乎是马克西米利安的宫廷军械师之一、奥格斯堡的洛伦兹·赫尔姆施密德（记录1467–1515/16）的发明和专长。它最显著的特点是为马的腿提供盔甲，用一个关节板系统保护每一条腿，一直到羊蹄。如此庞大的吟游诗人很可能只用于仪式目的。它反映了艺术的成熟度、财富和权力，完美地补充了这款展示币的用途。本例属于1517年在安特卫普铸造的第二版。
介绍（英）	Presentation coins were usually designed by court artists and given by princes as rewards or political gifts, or disseminated as propaganda. This coin was struck to commemorate the coronation of Maximilian I (1459–1519) as Holy Roman Emperor in 1508, reinforcing the emperor's dynastic claims to power through heraldry, inscriptions, and his depiction in full armor astride a fully barded horse, all elements elaborately decorated. The bard is of a type that appears to have been an invention and specialty of one of Maximilian's court armorers, Lorenz Helmschmid (rec. 1467–1515/16) of Augsburg. Its most notable feature is the armor for the horse's legs, protecting each with a system of articulated plates down to the fetlock. Such an extensive bard was in all likelihood only used for ceremonial purposes. Reflecting artistic sophistication, wealth, and power, it ideally complements the purpose of this presentation coin. The present example belongs to a second edition, struck at Antwerp in 1517.