Italian Cast Bronze Large Ancient Coin Paperweight animalmenagerie shot at 2x magnification

shot at 2x magnification

Really a terrific piece that would command attention wherever it is placed

especially the two groups of rather mysterious looking figures in landscapes on either side of the box

Really a beautiful piece from top to bottom

And what a terrific ashtray it is

Italian Cast Bronze Large Ancient Coin Paperweight animalmenagerie shot at 2x magnificationThis interesting cast bronze object, which I think I'd use as a paperweight, is based on a very ancient (c. 275 B. C) coin from Hatria (now Atri in the Abruzzo region of Italy and thus the HAT on one side), perhaps originally an Etruscan colony, then Roman, which sold for about 50K at auction in 2016. It features the head of Silenus (a drinking companion of Bacchus) on one side, and a sleeping dog on the other. I'd guess this oversized reproduction