Bronze Medal, Germany. 1920.169.3

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Obverse: Head of Medusa to l., three fish swimming around

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Reverse: RVLE BRITANIA ALL/ OVER THE WORLD/ 1914-15 - Britannia driving chariot to r. drawn by lion with five heads.

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 57.57
- Diameter (in mm): 47

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Date on Object
- Date: 1915
Manufacture: Cast
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Artist: Daumiller, Gustav Adolf
- Issuer: German Empire

References

Reference: AoD 7513.4121.1.a [http://numismatics.org/aod/id/7513.4121.1.a]
Reference: Schulman.65.819

Administrative History

Identifier: 1920.169.3
Lot: 1920.169
Department: Medals and Decorations
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Liveright, R.

Description

This medal plays on the types of 5th c. BC Syracusan coinage.

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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