August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
SPAIN. Allegory of the City of Barcelona Bronze Medal, 1973. UNCIRCULATED.
Weight: 306 gms; diameter: 80mm. By Josep Maria Subirachs. Obverse: Visual compression of the arms of the City of Barcelona (i.e. quarterly, first and fourth Argent, a full cross Gules, second and third Or, with four paletts Gules), which appear as with four thick vertical lines. the left two terminating in a cross at upper right, the second two on the right terminating in an identical cross opposite at lower right, BARCELONA across center; Reverse: Street plan of Barcelona inside hexagonal frame, signed "SUBIRACHS" at base. Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (1927-2014) was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. References: - Marie-France Borot and Ramon Borràs, Subirachs: Medalles (n.d.), 30-31, #12 - https://web.archive.org/web/20070924221355/http://www.subirachs.org/
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From the Stephen R. Parks Collection of Medallic Arts.
Estimate: $30.00- $50.00
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| Price realized | 20 USD |
| Starting price | 18 USD |
