The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

ITALY, Secondo Congresso degli Scienziati, Turin [Second Scientific Congress], 1840, a copper medal by G. Galeazzi, Minerva seated left on plinth, holding a globe in each hand, rev. legend in 7 lines, 73mm, 165.20g (Comencini II, p.910; MRB 640; Wurzb. 8879; BDM VII, 336). Stain by Minerva’s head and some surface marks, otherwise very fine £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Baldwin Auction, 7 June 2003, lot 417

The Congress, staged between 16 and 30 September 1840 at the University of Turin and the Academy of Sciences, was attended by 573 scientists, including the English mathematician Charles Babbage. Each attendee received one of these medals.

The artist’s christian name is correctly Gaspare, not Giuseppe as per Forrer.