103280 | GREAT BRITAIN. Assassination of Julius Caesar silvered bronze Medal.

103280  |  GREAT BRITAIN. Assassination of Julius Caesar silvered bronze Medal. Issued circa 1830. Medallic Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures series: Julius Caesar murder'd in the Senate House at Rome (73mm, 145.41 g, 12h). By Sir Edward Thomasen in Birmingham.

 

JULIUS CÆSAR MURDER'D IN THE SENATE HOUSE AT ROME, Caesar lying upon the floor, with various onlookers around in mourning [the image said to inspired by Antonio da Correggio, but, in the opinion of this cataloger, seemingly much more closely inspired by Victor Honoré Janssens] // "397 B.C. / ABOUT THIS TIME THE HISTORY / OF THE OLD TESTAMENT FINISHED. / MALACHI THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS DIED. / 431 A PLAGUE OVER THE KNOWN WORLD. 405 / ATHENS TAKEN BY LYSANDER. 400 SOCRATES / PUT TO DEATH AT ATHENS. 390 ROME BURNT / BY THE GAULS. 387 ROMAN CITIZENS 152,583. / 384 DIONSIUS BEGAN THE PUNIC WAR. 356 THE SA- / CRED WAR BEGAN IN GREECE. 356 BIRTH OF ALEXAN- / DER THE GREAT. 332 ALEXANDER TOOK TYRE / AND MARCHED TO JERUSALEM. 330 ALEXANDER TOOK BABYLON. / 328 ALEXANDER PASSED MOUNT CAUCASUS & MARCHED / INTO INDIA. 327 ALEXANDER DIED AT BABYLON. 236 / THE TARTARS EXPELLED FROM CHINA. 224 THE COLLOS- / SUS AT RHODES OVERTURNED BY AN EARTHQUAKE. / 194 SPARTA & HITHER SPAIN SUBDUED BY THE ROMANS. / 170 PAPER INVENTED IN CHINA. 170 THE TEMPLE OF JERU- / SALEM PLUNDERED BY ANTIOCHUS. 146 CORINTH DES- / TROYED. CARTHAGE DESTROYED BY THE ROMANS. / 59 CITIZENS AT ROME 450,000. 55 JULIUS CÆSAR / INVADES BRITAIN. 44 CÆSAR KILLED IN THE SENATE / AT ROME. 30 ALEXANDRIA WAS TAKEN BY OCTAVIUS. / AND EGYPT WAS REDUCED TO A ROMAN PROVINCE. / WHERE ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA PUT THEMSELVES / TO DEATH. 29 CENSUS AT ROME 4,101,017. 27 OCTA- / VIUS THE NEPHEW OF JULIUS CÆSAR OBTAINED / THE TITLE OF AUGUSTUS CÆSAR AND ROMAN / EMPEROR. 27 THE PANTHEON AT ROME BUILT / 19 ROME AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS GLORY. 18 THE / TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM REBUILT BY HEROD. / 15 AGRIPPA CONSTRUCTED THE MAGNIFI- / CENT AQUEDUCTS AT ROME. 8 YE CENSUS / 4,233,000. 5 THE TEMPLE OF JANUS / IS SHUT BY AUGUSTUS CÆSAR AS / AN EMBLEM OF UNIVERSAL / PEACE" in 37 lines; winged head of cherub above and below. Edge: Plain.

 

BHM 1468.52; Eimer 1238. Choice Mint State. Attractively and deeply toned, especially upon the obverse. Extremely rare in a format other than white metal, which itself is normally encountered very pestered and full of issues.

 

Part of a series of 60 medals that attempted to tell various important tales from the Bible in medallic form, this medal is usually encountered in white metal, with the white metal itself generally faring rather poorly. Here, however, it would appear to be one of the more elusive issues in a better metal and finish, clearly not employing the lighter and less durable white metal. Solid silver issues were produced in very small quantities for foreign VIPs such as monarchs, and Thomasen is believed to have had a gilt bronze set produced for himself. No sales records could be found for any of these lesser-encountered metal types, meaning that they must all be incredibly rare, especially when seen so dazzling as the present specimen.

 

Upload: 15 September 2025.

 

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