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The obverse of the medal represents the bust of Christoph Ploed facing right, bearded and bare-headed. The reverse shows the figure of Hope seated on the ground and raising her hands towards radiant clouds. The fine quality of the beard and shirt are typical of Gebel's work.\n\r\nGebel (ca. 1500-1574) who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Dürer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Dürer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Dürer in an advanced age for future generations.\r\n","physicalDescription":"The obverse of the medal represents, as stated in the Latin inscription, Christoph Ploed (1496-1549) of Nuremberg at the age of thirty-five. 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