Experts in Coins & Medals

FRANCE. Jules Mazarin, Cardinal and Prime Minister of France, 1602-1641-1642-1661. Medal (Bronze, 53 mm, 62.10 g, 12 h), a struck medal, muling an obverse by Jean Warin (1606-1672) and a reverse by an uncertain 16th century medalist, Paris, circa '1660', but probably 18th century. •IVLIVS•CARDINALIS•MAZARINVS• Bust of Mazarin to right, wearing cap and simple robes. Rev. 1552•HÆC❀TIBI❀META❀ (=these things are for you, Metz) View of Metz, besieged by the Imperial forces under Charles V. Cf. Jones II, 218-221 (for the obverse) and Jones I, 227 (for reverse). Attractive and interesting. Minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

GREEK. Circa 5th-2nd centuries BC. (Bronze, 80 g). Large lot of twenty-eight (28) Greek bronzes, most with surface issues, mostly fair to fine, lot sold as seen, no returns (28).