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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8035010, member: 97383&quot;]Jochen, Another excellent article <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! The myth of the baby Herakles strangling the snakes was popular in ancient times &amp; the modern era. The French sculptor and medalist Augustin Dupre, used this myth metaphorically on the famous <b>Libertas Americana </b>medal of 1781. The reverse of the medal shows the baby Herakles (symbolizing America) gripping the snakes while sitting on a shield, &amp; he is being protected by the goddess Minerva (symbolizing France) from the lion (symbolizing Britain). The medal pictured below is a modern restrike made in 2000 that I sold in the CNG Triton XXIV Auction, lot 1358. The medal sold for $5,512.50 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1391735[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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