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Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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GREECE. Olympic Games Participant's Bronze Medal, 1896. PCGS SPECIMEN-63.
Gadoury & Vescovi-2. By N. Lytras and W. Pittner. Issued for the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens. Obverse: Victory seated facing, head left, holding scepter and wreath; to left, Phoenix right, with wings spread and head right; above, the Acropolis in radiant clouds; Reverse: Legend and date in five lines; star above; all within wreath. An elegant surviving from the first modern rendition of the Games, this chocolate brown, highly choice specimen dazzles with incredible originality that is SCARCELY encountered.
Estimate: $800 - $1200
Gadoury & Vescovi-2. By N. Lytras and W. Pittner. Issued for the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens. Obverse: Victory seated facing, head left, holding scepter and wreath; to left, Phoenix right, with wings spread and head right; above, the Acropolis in radiant clouds; Reverse: Legend and date in five lines; star above; all within wreath. An elegant surviving from the first modern rendition of the Games, this chocolate brown, highly choice specimen dazzles with incredible originality that is SCARCELY encountered.
Estimate: $800 - $1200