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Theodor Mommsen - Philology Day Bremen
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Reference(s) | Heidemann#359 |
| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Theodor Mommsen in three-quarter profile to the left, depicting the elderly scholar wearing a shirt, bow tie, and frock coat, with long flowing hair. The legend arcs around the upper field, and the Bremen city coat of arms appears in the lower field beneath the bust. |
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| Reverse description | The muse Clio is depicted seated on a throne facing right, her head resting on her bent left arm in a contemplative pose, with an open scroll inscribed with Mommsen's works resting on her lap. To the right in the middle ground stands the Capitoline she-wolf on a pedestal, while the background features an idealized panoramic view of the Roman Forum with classical ruins and columns. Two open books inscribed with titles of Mommsen's works rest in the lower foreground. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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