Lord George Byron Memorial Medal, 1824. Bronze, 54.7mm. By G. Galeazzi. BHM 1226 (RRRR). Obv. Bare head r., GEORGIVS BYRON. Rev. Apollo with lyre, funerary barge, Latin tribute We are Inflamed by his Ardor. Red-brown, a rare issue marking Byron's death at Missolonghi in the Greek War of Independence. (Est. $300-$400)
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