364, Lot: 396. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SWITZERLAND. Fabius Comes to the Aid of Minucius / Claudius Nero Departs for Metaurus. AR Medal (32mm, 9.69 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. Fabius Comes to the Aid of Minucius (“Vengeance Sacrificed for the Public Good”): at left, Fabius and his officers on horseback prepare to come to the aid of Minucius’ army, seen at right surrounded by Hannibal’s forces; dated year 535 (219 BC) in exergue / Claudius Nero Departs for Metaurus (“Diligence of Claudius Nero”): under a moonlit sky, Claudius Nero leads his troops from their encampment before Hannibal’s army; dated year 545 (209 BC) in exergue. Eisler 28a; Catenacci pp. 58-9. Good VF, toned.

From the RBW Collection. Ex Kunst und Münzen FPL 67 (November 1992), no. 969.