Medal - Art treasures of Ancient Greece Hermes and the Infant Dionysos
Medal - Art treasures of Ancient Greece Hermes and the Infant Dionysos
€230,638.00
Location
Greece
Year
1981
Type
Souvenir medallion
Composition
Bronze
Weight
80.62 g
Diameter
50 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain Lettering: 24 KT. GOLD ELECTROPLATE ON BRONZE, (c), Mp, 81, P
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The statue of Hermes and Dionysus as a child, mid-body.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse description
In the center, the name of the work, within a Greek frieze interrupted on the left and right by various motifs, including a female figure on either side. Capital above, motif below.
Reverse lettering
HERMES WITH
THE INFANT
DIONYSOS
Reverse script
Engraver
Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)