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Medal
Italian (Rome)
1800
Medium/Technique
Metal; probably silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 40 mm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Malcolm Storer
Accession Number30.94
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal with hanging loop and ring attached at top.
Obverse: Woman warrior holding shield in proper left hand and something in proper right hand, tools laying at her feet; inscribed above "LABO O[ ]IA VINCIT", below "K·VASSA", and in exergue "AB·A·MDCCC".
Reverse: Façade of a building; inscribed above "CE[ ]SE PTCCHOFRCPHIUM" and, below "[ ]·V·F·", in exergue "MERENTIBUS".
Obverse: Woman warrior holding shield in proper left hand and something in proper right hand, tools laying at her feet; inscribed above "LABO O[ ]IA VINCIT", below "K·VASSA", and in exergue "AB·A·MDCCC".
Reverse: Façade of a building; inscribed above "CE[ ]SE PTCCHOFRCPHIUM" and, below "[ ]·V·F·", in exergue "MERENTIBUS".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed above "LABO O[ ]IA VINCIT", below "K·VASSA", and in exergue "AB·A·MDCCC".
Reverse: Inscribed above "CE[ ]SE PTCCHOFRCPHIUM" and, below "[ ]·V·F·", in exergue "MERENTIBUS".
Reverse: Inscribed above "CE[ ]SE PTCCHOFRCPHIUM" and, below "[ ]·V·F·", in exergue "MERENTIBUS".
ProvenanceBy 1930, Malcolm Storer; 1930, gift of Malcolm Storer to MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1930).