Rare 1896 winner's medal from first modern Olympics Games at Athens, designed by Jules Chaplain, signed, struck in silver for first place (second pl
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Rare 1896 winner's medal from first modern Olympics Games at Athens, designed by Jules Chaplain, signed, struck in silver for first place (second place medals were bronze), the obverse with a portrait of Zeus with the globe in his right hand, upon which stands the goddess of victory, Nike, holding an olive branch, to the left in Greek the script reads OLYMPIA, the reverse with a representation of the Acropolis and Parthenon, the inscription translated from the Greek reads INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC GAMES, ATHENS, 1896 The original recipient of this victor's medal is unknown Provenance: Property of a Private Collector