“From the Plow to the Dictatorship”

378, Lot: 705. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SWITZERLAND. The Fabians / Recall of Cincinnatus. AR Medal (32mm, 9.83 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. Zeal of the Fabians: the Fabian forces defiantly exiting Rome to engage Veii; dated year 275 (479 BC) in exergue / Recall of Cincinnatus (“From the Plow to the Dictatorship”): Cicinnatus, in the midst of plowing, is presented with the baton of command by the deputies of the Senate; dated year 294 (461 BC). Eisler 10a; Catenacci pp. 22-23. EF, toned.

From the RBW Collection, purchased from Leu, July 1992.