Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1008

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21 March 2001

Hammer Price:
£45

Greece, Millennium of Mount Athos, 1963, a bronze medal by H. Dropsy, monk in front of the three cupolas of the Church of Mt Athos, reverse map of theocratic republic of Mt Athos, Virgin Mary above, 68mm, edge stamped 1979 (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 243; CGMP p.664); Italy, Quatercentenary of the Birth of Galileo, 1964, a bronze medal by R. Corbin for the CFM, bust three-quarters right, reverse symbolic representation of Galileo’s condemnation to life imprisonment in 1633, 68mm, edge un-numbered (CGMP p.450) [2]. Extremely fine (£25-35)