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Medal - First Punic War
Location | City of Geneva |
Year | 1740-1750 |
Type | Commemorative medals/Historical medal |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 8.63 g |
Diameter | 31.5 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Edge | Plain |
Period | |
Notice | Jean Dassier |
Reference(s) | Eisler#21a |
Obverse description | Naval battle between the Romans and Carthaginians; in the foreground, Roman soldiers board a Carthaginian vessel. |
Obverse lettering | PREMIERE GUERRE
PUNIQUE .
A . R . 492 . |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Rostral Column of Duillius (`For the Maritime Empire`): rostral column with oars, battle standards, and a ram stands before sea. |
Reverse lettering | POUR LEMPIRE
DE LA MER . |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | Geneva, Switzerland |
Mintage | ND
(1740-1750) - -
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Catalog ID | 4286673500 |
Comments | |