ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. The Battle of Cannae / Varro Receives Thanks from the Senate. AR Medal (32mm, 8.64 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. L. Aemilius Paullus at the Battle of Cannae (“Nobility of the Soul of Aemilius Paullus”): a tribune offers his horse to the wounded Aemillius Paullus, seated at right; GRANDEUR D’AME DE / PAUL EMILE ·/ A · R · 536 · in exergue / Varro Receives Thanks from a Grateful Senate (“Wisdom of the Senate”): senators at the head of a long procession reaching the gates of Rome, offer their thanks to Varro and his officers for their service to the Republic; SAGESSE DU SENAT ·/ A · R · 538 · in exergue. Eisler 27a; Catenacci pp. 56-7. Deep cabinet toning with hints of iridescence, minor scratches. EF.

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