1898 Medal Grove-P-117a Ag Canal Porfirio Díaz SP(PCGS#684591)
1898 Medal Grove-P-117a Ag Canal Porfirio Díaz SP (PCGS#684591)
January 2019 NYINC World Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 43737
- 等级
- SP62
- 价格
- 6,490
- 详细说明
- MEXICO. Opening of the Porfirio Diaz Canal Silver Medal, 1898. PCGS SP-62 Gold Shield. 60 mm. Grove-P-117a. By Pillet. Military bust of Porfirio Diaz left, otherwise blank except for an unusually large signature of the sculptor, Ch. Pillet, in the right field; Reverse: Classic Art Nouveau tableau of an undraped woman seated on a rock overlooking the canal, holding up a branch with her left hand while her hand right grasps a large sword. A naked youth tying a bundle of twigs together is seen on the ground behind her. Legend in exergue: "CANAL PORFIRIO DIAZ / A EXPENSAS DE / DON SEBASTIAN DE MIER Y ALMENDARIO / 1881-1898". Edge lettered: (Cornucopia) "ARGENT". Finish in mottled tones of gray and silver, all overlain with a slight gold and fuchsia iridescence. Estimate: $200 - $400. Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II.