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Medal - "Perillus-Phalaris"
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Art medal |
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| Obverse description | Two opposing male profile busts face each other across the field, with a dense relief composition of intertwined human figures arranged between them in the upper portion, referencing the myth of Perillus and Phalaris. A bull in full profile stands in the lower field, with tufts of grass beneath it, alluding to the brazen bull instrument of torture. The legend PERILLUS-PHALARIS appears along the lower rim, with the artist's signature RENKA visible in the upper left field. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by an incuse multi-line inscription filling the flat surface from top to bottom, comprising a quotation from Shakespeare's Macbeth followed by its source attribution. There is no other decorative element. |
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| Mintage | ND (1985) |
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