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

Abu-Nasral Farabi, bronze medal by Schiffer, Paris, stamped on the edge ‘bronze 1974’ 68mm. Mint state (£15-20)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Musica in Nummis: A Collection of Medals relating to Classical Musicians.

View
Collection

Farabi, Abu-Nasral (d. 950). One of the greatest Islamic philosophers, his Kitat al musiqi al-kalid (Great Book of Music), the second part of which is lost is described in the Grove Dictionary as “the most imposing of all Arab works on music”.