BHM #1061 - 1820

The Elgin Marbles
British Historical Medals 1061 - 1820 British Historical Medals 1061 - 1820
Obv. The Royal Coat of Arms with supporters. THE ELGIN MEDALS DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IV.
Rev. A fragment from the frieze of the marbles.
AE 48 published by E. Thomason. AE N.

This example is in white metal, which probably means that it is a later restrike. This is one of those medals that has, at best, a tenuous connection to the Napoleonic era. It is typical of the period however that these marbles were essentially looted from the Greeks, probably for not much more than a bribe.

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