Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Historical and Art Medals

WORLD ART MEDALS France, Chambre de Commerce, Lyon, 1892, a large plated bronze trial of the obverse for an unsigned [by L.-O. Roty] medal, winged Genie unwinding a cocoon, 244mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; cf. Coll. R. Marx 34; Gaz. Num. 1897, p.143, 38; BDM VIII, 176). An attractive image, extremely fine, very rare as a trial (£90-110)

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