Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Historical and Art Medals

WORLD ART MEDALS Germany, Centenary of the Birth of Heinrich Heine, 1897, a plated bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, seated figure of Heine to right, holding pen and manuscript, reverse female carrying crowns, 75 x 45mm (Coll. R. Marx 482; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.158, 16; BDM III, 129; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.6, 31; Jones, Art of the Medal, 346; cf. BDW 9, 668). Very fine (£50-70)

Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), controversial Jewish-born German writer, satirist and poet