Creator

Adolph Occo III

Creation-date

ca. 1553

Technique

Casting

Material

Lead

Inventory number

Inv. 11-0286

Subject-1

Adolph Occo III

Object-Current-Location

Munich, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Digital resource author

GrECI Project

Digital-resource-rights holder

University of Oslo (for GrECI project)

Image-number

038a_Id_13

License

CC BY

Description

Like his father, Adolph Occo III practised medicine in Augsburg and had a medal portrait with many Greek elements. On the obverse his portrait is accompanied by an inscription identifying him as 'Adolf's son, doctor in the 3rd generation, 28 years old'. On the reverse, the Greek text around the edge is a quotation from Wisdom of Sol 7:6 ("For there is but one way in and one way out for everyone"), while the inscription on the cube-shaped table reproduces Revelation 2:10 ("Be faithful until death"). The medal is an example of how the Greek language was used to express religious identity and affiliation.