ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. Cato the Younger / Death of Cato. AR Medal (32mm, 10.19 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. EF.

Electronic Auction 589
Lot: 890. Estimated: $ 100

World Medals, Silver

Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. Cato the Younger / Death of Cato. AR Medal (32mm, 10.19 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. CATON DUTIQUE ·, draped bust of Cato the Younger right / Death of Cato: Cato’s body lies stretched out on a canopied bed, his hand over his entrails; at his side are an open book (the Phaedo of Plato) set on a table, a dagger, and a basin; MORT DE CATON ·/ A · R · 708 · in exergue. Eisler 52a; Catenacci pp. 106-7. 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 1434.


Closing Date and Time: 18 June 2025 at 14:56:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.