Ancient, Celtic, British, Irish and World Coins, Tokens, and Historical Medals

France, Athena, a fine uniface iron plaquette by Michel Jampolsky, head of Athena to left, draped and armoured, wearing helmet surmounted with a dragon, signed in field, 135mm (cf BDM III, 59). Extremely fine and softly modelled , rare (£50-60)

Little appears to be known of this medallist. Forrer, writing in 1907, states he was born in Kiev, but resided in Paris and exhibited almost regularly at the annual Paris Salon. His medals seldom appears on the market and were probably made in relatively small numbers.