282, Lot: 490. Estimate $150. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE. François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire, writer, historian, and philosopher. 1694-1778. Æ Medal (50mm, 59.74 g, 12h). Commemorating the Famous French Civil Libertarian. By J. K. Mörikoper. Struck circa 1755-1760. · MAR · FRANC · AROUET DE VOLTAIRE ·, draped bust right / ·:· MONUMENTUM · AERE · PERENNIUS (a monument more lasting than bronze), emblems of science and the arts. Wurzbach 9186; Ampach 10085. EF, warm reddish-brown surfaces.