Martin Hannibal (medalist)

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Martin Hannibal (* around 1704; † May 13, 1766 ) was a German coin, die cutter and medalist .

Martin Hannibal was the son of the die cutter Ehrenreich Hannibal , whose successor he was as die cutter at the mint in Clausthal from 1741 to 1758. He had learned his trade from the medalist Johann Karl von Hedlinger in Stockholm .

A medal signed M. Hannibal for the Battle of Dettingen (1743) is known from him.

literature

  • Leonard Forrer: Biographical dictionary of medallists . Vol. 1, London 1904, p. 422 ( digitized version ).
  • Wolfgang Scheffler: Goldsmiths in Lower Saxony: data - works - signs . De Gruyter, Berlin 1965, vol. 1, p. 211 ( digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Hannibal, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German coin die cutter and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1704
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1766