Auction: 375 - The Numismatic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 152
France. Third Republic. Institut de France Academie des Sciences -- Passage of Venus 1874. Medal. Copper, 68mm. By Alphée Dubois. Apollo riding his chariot right, turning to watch an approaching Venus, observed by Urania seated left, rev. Four-line legend. Edge: (bee) CUIVRE. Struck to commemorate the French expedition sent to observe and record the transit of Venus across the sun in 1874. Very scarce. Extremely Fine.
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$50
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