ITALY, Nona Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani, Venice [Ninth Meeting of Italian Scientists], 1847, a copper medal by A. Fabris, capped bust of Marco Polo right, rev. frontal elevation of the Palace of the Doges, 57mm, 85.63g (Brettauer 2435; Wurzb. 7611; BDM VII, 286; cf. Rauch e29, 555). Obverse edge knock at 4 o’clock, otherwise very fine but somewhat mishandled £20-£30

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

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BDW Auction 18, 15 December 1995, lot 754

Marco Polo (1254-1324), was a merchant, explorer and writer.