Medallists

thumb|Commemorative medal for the [[Battle of White Mountain with portrait of Emperor Ferdinand II by Giovanni Pietro de Pomis]] A medalist (or medallist) is an artist who designs medals, plaquettes, badges, metal medallions, coins and similar small works in relief in metal. Historically, medalists were typically also involved in producing their designs, and were usually either sculptors or goldsmiths by background. In modern times, medalists are mostly primarily sculptors of larger works, but in the past the number of medals and coins produced were sufficient to support specialists who spent

Phrygillus, was an ancient Greek artist of Magna Graecia, who appears to have been one of the most ancient, as well as one of the most celebrated medallists and engravers of precious stones.

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