ITALY, Bologna. Laura Maria Caterina Bassi, physicist and academic. 1711-1778. Æ Medal (70mm, 74.82 g, 12h). By Antonio Lazari. Dated 1732 (in Roman numerals), though a later cast. EF.

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ITALY, Bologna. Laura Maria Caterina Bassi, physicist and academic. 1711-1778. Æ Medal (70mm, 74.82 g, 12h). By Antonio Lazari. Dated 1732 (in Roman numerals), though a later cast. LAVRA MAR · CATh · BASSI BON · PHIL · DOCT · COLLEG · LECT · PVB ·/ INST · SCIEN · SOC · AN · XX · MDCCXXXII, laureate and draped bust left / * SOLI CVI FAS VIDISSE MINERVAM *, Minerva advancing right, holding shield and lit lamp, towards Bassi, standing left, holding wreath and open book; between them, owl standing right on globe. Bowdoin 170. Brown surfaces, a few minor marks. EF. An attractive, high-quality cast.


Closing Date and Time: 16 August 2023 at 13:57:40 ET.

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