ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. Marius / The Defeat of the Cimbri. AR Medal (32mm, 9.75 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. EF.

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Lot: 887. Estimated: $ 100

World Medals, Silver

Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. Marius / The Defeat of the Cimbri. AR Medal (32mm, 9.75 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. C · MARIUS ·, head of Marius left / Allegory of the Defeat of the Cimbri: Victory, holding palm frond and staff surmounted by eagle, stands over arms of defeated soldier, who crouches at left; DEFAITE DES CIMBRES ·/ A · R · 651 · in exergue. Eisler 40a; Catenacci pp. 82-3. Old cabinet toning, a few light marks and hairlines. EF.

From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Frederick S. Knobloch Collection (Stack’s, 1 May 1980), lot 1430.


Closing Date and Time: 18 June 2025 at 14:55:20 ET.

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