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Auction 8  20 Sep 2017
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Lot 496

Estimate: 200 GBP
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Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), the Lagom self-portrait medal, in copper, 1733, his head l., rev. an owl with helmet, spear and shield stands to the left, head turned back, Λ Α Γ Ο Μ, 35.5mm. (Felder 134; Hild.6; illus), a most pleasing example, very fine, mount-mark on top edge
The Greek legend spells the Swedish word 'Lagom', which was was Hedlinger's motto, implying 'not too much and not too little'.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (200-300 GBP)
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