This is a photograph of a coin. The coin features a side profile of a bearded and armored figure wearing a plumed helmet and a ruffled collar. The edge of the coin is inscribed with text, and the surface shows signs of age or wear. The background is dark, emphasizing the coin's details.
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Noël Brulart de Sillery, 1577-1640, Knight of Malta 1632 [obverse]

French 17th Century

1632

Medium
silver
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.18 cm (2 1/16 in.) ; gross weight: 29.32 gr (0.065 lb.) ; axis: 6:00
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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