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non-Shakespeare medal

Description

A bronze Milton commemorative medal struck by Jean Dassier, c. 1730.

  • Measurements

  • Diameter

    4.4 cm 1.75 in. (approx)

  • Marks & inscriptions

    inscription : : obverse : bust of Milton three-quarter face to right : IOANNES MILTON, inscription : : reverse : Adam and Eve in dejection before the tree of knowledge, serpent in tree above, cherubim [?] in background with [left] wolves preying on sheep etc. : DIRA DULCE CANIT ALTER HOMERUS [another Homer sings sweetly of awesome things] I.D.,