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May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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FRANCE. Orpheus Puts Cerberus To Sleep To The Sounds Of His Lyre Commune of Perreux Bronze Medal, ND (ca. 1899). Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
By Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray. 40mm. Obverse: Head of Orpheus, looking three-quarters left, clutching lyre; Reverse: Winged figure sitting on left corner of an escutcheon inscribed "VILLE DE PERREUX" and facing right, trumpet in left hand, quill in right, music scroll atop the escutcheon; violin and bow below, all superimposed on a laurel wreath. Cornucopia privy mark. A reduced size example of this classic medal and highly unusual with the inscribed escutcheon. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $50 - $80
By Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray. 40mm. Obverse: Head of Orpheus, looking three-quarters left, clutching lyre; Reverse: Winged figure sitting on left corner of an escutcheon inscribed "VILLE DE PERREUX" and facing right, trumpet in left hand, quill in right, music scroll atop the escutcheon; violin and bow below, all superimposed on a laurel wreath. Cornucopia privy mark. A reduced size example of this classic medal and highly unusual with the inscribed escutcheon. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $50 - $80