Franklin Mint 1980
ART TREASURES OF ANCIENT GREECE
THE COLLECTION IS A FIRST EDITION PROOF SET ISSUED IN A LIMITED EDITION OF NO MORE THAN 7,500 SETS Worldwide
This set is missing one coin (should be easy to find) of the original 50 Coins/Medals made of 24 Kt Gold Electroplated on BRONZE
Each Coin/Medal measure 2" Diameter & weight Approx 3 Oz.
The set was sold by piece for $25 each and complete set cost $1300
No longer available and very hard to find -
THE 49 MEDALLIONS INCLUDED:MASK OF AGAMEMNOM;CHARIOTEER; PEPLOS KORE; WINGED VICTORY OF SAMOTHRACE; YOUTH FROM MARATHON; BATTLE OF GODS AND GIANTS; HORSEMEN; HERACLES; CALF-BEARER; HERMES WITH THE INFANT DIONYSOS; RAMPIN HORSEMAN; THE ALEXANDER SARCOPHACUS; GIRL WITH FLUTE; FALLEN WARRIOR; APOLLO BELVEDERE; NAXIAN SPHINX; SNAKE GODDESS; MISSING MEDALLION; APHRODITE OF KNIDOS; MOURNING ATHENA; VAPHEIO CUP; EPHEBE OF ANTIKYTHERA; KRITIOS BOY; APOXYOMENOS; POSEIDON OF ARTIMISION; BATTLE OF LAPITHS AND CENTAURS; ALEXANDER THE GREAT TETRADRACHM; LAOCOON; THREE GODDESSES; STELE OF HEGESO; ATHENA BATTLING WITH ALKYONEUS; JOCKEY; KARYATID FROM THE ERECHTHEION; VENUS DE MILO; OWL TETRADRACHM; KOUROS FROM ANAVYSSOS; AMAZON; STELE OF DEXILEOS; MEDUSA; DIONYSOS IN A BOAT; GRIFFIN; ATHENA FROM PIRAEUS; BARBERINI FAUN; DORYPHOROS; ARETHUSA DECADRACHM; WINGED NIKE UNTYING HER SANDAL; PARTHENON; APOLLO; AND DISKOBOTOS
EXCELLENT CONDITION - MISSING ONE MEDALLION THAT SHOULD NOT BE HARD TO FIND ON EBAY - THE MASK OF AGAMEMNOM MEDALLION SHOWN IN PICTURES MISSING HALF OF ITS PLASTIC CASE - PLEASE ENLARGE AND VIEW ALL THE PICTURES AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION