ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. Victory of Scipio Over Hannibal at Zama / Rome Makes Peace with Carthage. AR Medal (32mm, 10.34 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. EF.

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Lot: 884. Estimated: $ 100

World Medals, Silver

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ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. Victory of Scipio Over Hannibal at Zama / Rome Makes Peace with Carthage. AR Medal (32mm, 10.34 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. Victory of Scipio Over Hannibal at Zama: a Carthaginian elephant bearing soldiers topples over; at left a Roman attacks the animal with a spear while at right a comrade assaults a fallen enemy; SCIPION VAINQUEUR / D’ANNIBAL ·/ A · R · 550 · in exergue / Rome Makes Peace with Carthage: Roma offers an olive branch to kneeling Carthage; ROME DONNE LA PAIX/ A CARTHAGE ·/ A · R · 551 ·in exergue. Eisler 33a; Catenacci pp. 67-8. Old cabinet toning, a few light marks and hairlines, edge mark. EF.

From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack’s, 1 May 1980), lot 1426.


Closing Date and Time: 18 June 2025 at 14:54:20 ET.

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