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Classical Numismatic Group / https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=217751IMAGE INFORMATION

Medal in Brass of Marcellus

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

October 18, 1815

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 78

Notes:

The Peale Museum's medal commemorating M. Claudius Marcellus (ca. 268-208 BCE) may have been like the one pictured here, by Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750, depicting the head of Marcellus (obverse) and Marcellus forgiving the Sicilians (reverse).