Historical medals
World Medals
Italy, after the antique, round AE Plaquette, Florentine school, 15th - 16th century, Apollo standing at right, holding his lyre, Olympus at his feet, behind him, Marsyas tied to a tree. 43 mm, 22.14 g, cf. Bange 67, Molinier 2ff, old cast with three small holes.
The motif is based on a famous ancient cameo from the Medici collection, known as the seal of Nero.