374, Lot: 724. Estimate $75. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SWITZERLAND. Scipio Aemilianus and Laelius / Third Punic War. Æ Medal (32mm, 14.04 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & Sons, 1740-1750. Scipio Aemilianus and Laelius: Scipio Aemilianus, with comedic mask at his feet, and Laelius seated beneath a tree, engaged in spirited discussion; dated year 584 (170 BC) in exergue / Allegory of the Third Punic War: Jupiter, wielding thunderbolt, on eagle flying above the ruins of Carthage; dated year 606 (148 BC) in exergue. Eisler 38b; Catenacci pp. 78-9. EF.
From the RBW Collection.