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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 6429201, member: 110350&quot;]I think this medal has a Greek theme, by definition:</p><p><br /></p><p>France 1906, silvered AE plaque by Paul Vannier, 49 x 70 mm., issued for the 1906 &quot;Intercalated&quot; Olympic Games in Athens.&nbsp; Obv. Athlete stands holding a sword, laurel branch, and victory wreath in right hand, and a shield in left hand; in foreground the Athens Olympic Stadium with crowd; in background the Acropolis, with rising sun/ Rev. Winged Nike (Victory) (or angel) holding trumpet in left hand to proclaim the victor and and a laurel branch in right hand, flying over an olive grove near the Acropolis; space for inscribing name of participating athlete.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1254389[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1254390[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My grandmother&#039;s brother won a gold and silver medal at these Olympics, although they aren&#039;t official the way his gold and silver medals at the 1900 and 1904 games were. He was the first Jewish American to win an Olympic gold medal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, a complete change: A Roman Alexandrian coin from the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. (But see my next post for an Olympian-themed follow-up.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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