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Dyonne Enchères, Me Aurélie GUEN

195 - An ancient bronze medallion with a brown patina, bearing the…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
An ancient bronze medallion with a brown patina, bearing the effigy of Emperor Aulus Vitellius Germanicus. A beardless head, crowned with a laurel wreath, in left profile. Border featuring coats of arms, foliage and lion masks. Grained background. Inscription: A.VITEL.AVG. Italian workmanship. 11 x 8.5 cm. A copy is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum Bibliographical references: See Planiscig, L. *Die Estensische Kunstsammlung*, Volume I, *Skulpturen und Plastiken des Mittelalters und der Renaissance*. Catalogue. Vienna, Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co., 1919. no. 335. p. 173. pl. 5. See Rizzini, P. *Illustration of the Civic Museums of Brescia*. Brescia, 1889. nos. 130, 235.
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About the sale Sunday 16 August at 2.00 pm: Fine Furniture Auction: Interiors from a family home in the medieval centre of Avallon and a property in the Avallonnais region; a collection of 19th-century paintings from a Burgundian collector; and various other items
Auction location
Auction time 08/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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DYONNE AUCTIONS
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