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Nicolas Briot

French medalist

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contribution to coinage and medallic art

  • Herodian coin
    In coin: France

    …the subject of experiments by Nicolas Briot; both he and Jean Warin were famous for their technique and style under Louis XIII. The late 17th and 18th centuries, though their coinage was of considerable external magnificence, were not devoid of monetary difficulty. Louis XV suppressed independent local minting, Strasbourg being…

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  • Curie, Marie and Pierre; medal
    In medal: France

    Nicolas Briot (1579–1646), rival of Dupré, was a lesser master who was a skilled mechanic and engraver general at the Paris Mint from 1600. In 1625 he went to London, where he revived the English court’s interest in the medal.

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