Medal. Rome. Dido, Queen of Carthage, AE Medal by Alessandro Cesati

Italy, Rome. Dido, Queen of Carthage. AE Medal. By Alessandro Cesati, “il Grechetto,” fl. 1538-1564. An old cast. Draped bust of Dido right, ΔΙΔΩ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ. Rev: View of Carthage, seen from a distance, three galleys at base of the city’s marine walls, above left, ΚΑΡΧΗΔΩΝ. 42mm, 32g, a medium brown patina, light wear to high points, showing handling marks, a few edge bumps and a small casting crack

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Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.