Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Silver Medal - Moses Mendelssohn, 1774
Opening: $200
Sold for: $300
Including buyer's premium
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.
Diameter: 43 mm.
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