Auction Catalogue

21 February 1996

Starting at 2:00 PM

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Byzantine, Sicilian, British and World Coins, Medals and Tokens

The Charing Cross Hotel  The Strand  London  WC2N 5HX

Lot

№ 428

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21 February 1996

Hammer Price:
£30

Johann Brahms, uniface bronze medal by Arnold Hartig, Vienna, undated, head facing, johannes brahms 1833-1897, 55mm (Niggl 392). Extremely fine (£20-30)

This medal by Hartig, who made over thirty different medals honouring musicians, probably dates from the 1920’s or ’30’s, perhaps1933, the Centenary of the composer’s birth.