Medal - Caesar’s Boat in a Storm / Caesar Escapes at the Port of Alexandria

€413,032.00
LocationCity of Geneva
Year1740-1750
TypeCollection medallion
CompositionSilver
Weight10.41 g
Diameter31 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJean Dassier
Reference(s) Eisler#49a
Obverse descriptionCaesar`s Boat in a Storm off the Italian Coast (`Caesar and His Fortune`): Caesar, in the stern of a small boat tossed by waves, encourages his oarsman; dated year 706 (48 BC) in exergue.
Obverse letteringCESAR ET SA FORTUNE· A · R·706 ·
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCaesar Escapes His Enemies by Swimming in the Port of Alexandria (`Intrepidness of Caesar`): Caesar swimming towards the bow of a ship, holding his papers aloft, while his enemies amassed on the shore fire arrows at him; Pharos of Alexandria in background; dated year 706 (48 BC) in exergue.
Reverse letteringINTREPIDITE DE CESAR · A · R · 706 ·
Reverse scriptLatin
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MintageND (1740-1750)  - -
Catalog ID5377450600
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