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FRANCE. Louis-Oscar Roty. Silvered Bronze Medal. French School at Athens, 1898. Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
60mm; 100.32 gms. Obverse: Female personification of Archaeology seated left on fallen column, holding statuette; other recovered artifacts around; ruins in background; Reverse: View of the Acropolis; below, entwined laurel branch and palm frond, along with facade of the school. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 6h. Light argent-gray surfaces, with an alluring matte aspect, this piece presents an elegant Art Nouveau design that undoubtedly will appeal to collectors of Greek numismatics.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500
60mm; 100.32 gms. Obverse: Female personification of Archaeology seated left on fallen column, holding statuette; other recovered artifacts around; ruins in background; Reverse: View of the Acropolis; below, entwined laurel branch and palm frond, along with facade of the school. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 6h. Light argent-gray surfaces, with an alluring matte aspect, this piece presents an elegant Art Nouveau design that undoubtedly will appeal to collectors of Greek numismatics.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500