Lot 454
Silver Medal - Moses Mendelssohn, 1774
Silver medal, marking the publication of Moses Mendelssohn's book "Phaedon", [Prussia / Germany, ca. 1774]. ?Obverse: portrait of Moses Mendelssohn, the legend "Moses Mendelssohn" and the signature "I. Abraham & F.". Reverse: skull surmounted by a butterfly fluttering its wings; the legends "PHAEDON" and "NATUS MDCCXXIX" [born 1729].
Diameter: 43 mm.
