World Historical Medals
Lot 4387 SESSION 14 (4.30pm Thursday 23 July) World Historical Medals
Estimate $500
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ROMAN SCHOOL, 16th century, Alessandro Cesati (active 1538-1564), Dido, Queen of Carthage, North Africa, bronze medal 42mm, (47.88gms), obv. Queen Dido bust to right, legend in Greek **DIDW BASILISSA*, rev. view of Carthage, with galleys in harbour before it, to left worn trace of legend **KARCHDWN*, (Kress Collection No.368 [p.69]). All known specimens appear to be cast as is this example, original was die struck, holed, very fine and very rare.
See a similar example in Noble Numismatics Sale 64 (lot 2488).
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