*Italy, Queen Artemisia of Caria, struck silver medal, late 16th century, veiled bust right, rev., a depiction of the Mausoleum with inscription ÁÑÔÅÌÉÓÉÁÓ above, 30.8mm, 23.16g (Attwood 1242; Greenhalgh, NC 1972, pl. 28, 1), toned, about extremely fine The reverse is copied from an anonymous drawing in the Uffizi, Florence, which is loosely based on Pliny's description of the Mausoleum (see Greenhalgh, NC 1972, pl. 27, 2). The single example of the medal recorded by Attwood and Greenhalgh, in the British Museum, is a cast copy in bronze.
Estimate: £700 - 1000