Roman Republican. M. Claudius Marcellus. Circa 268-208 BC. Æ Medal (32mm, 16.73 g, 12h). Roman Series: The Forgiving of the Sicilians. By J. Dassier and sons. Dated 542 AUC (212 BC)
[issued mid-18th century]. M. CLAUD. MARCELLUS, bare head right / Scene of Marcellus forgiving the Sicilians; in three lines in exergue, MARCELLUS PARDONNE/AUX SICILIENS/A. R. 542. Catenacci pp. 62-3. EF, red-brown surfaces.
Jean Dassier’s series of medals illustrating Roman history consisted of 61 pieces, covering important individuals and events throughout Rome’s early history, from the city’s founding by Romulus, the rape of the Sabine women, and the rule of Numa Pompilius, to the fall of the Republic with the murder of Caesar, the second triumvirate, and rise of Augustus.