Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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BOLIVIA. Literary Award Silver Medal, 1825. Potosi Mint. NGC MS-64.
cf. Fonrobert-9740 (for rev.) Diameter: 42mm. Obverse: Minerva seating left on draped throne, holding wreath and presenting another; Reverse: Mars and Minerva standing facing, each holding wreaths and with shield slung over shoulders, and with a distinctive Latin American flair to their attire; globe between them. A well struck and VERY RARE medal with deep gray toning throughout along with pleasing, wholly original surfaces. The reverse emanates from a Chuquisaca type that features a bust of Simon Bolivar on its obverse.
From the David Sterling Collection.
Estimate: $1200 - $1500
cf. Fonrobert-9740 (for rev.) Diameter: 42mm. Obverse: Minerva seating left on draped throne, holding wreath and presenting another; Reverse: Mars and Minerva standing facing, each holding wreaths and with shield slung over shoulders, and with a distinctive Latin American flair to their attire; globe between them. A well struck and VERY RARE medal with deep gray toning throughout along with pleasing, wholly original surfaces. The reverse emanates from a Chuquisaca type that features a bust of Simon Bolivar on its obverse.
From the David Sterling Collection.
Estimate: $1200 - $1500