Token - Arthus Bertrand (Nîmes - Musée de la romanité) ND front Token - Arthus Bertrand (Nîmes - Musée de la romanité) ND back
Token - Arthus Bertrand (Nîmes - Musée de la romanité) ND photo
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Token - Arthus Bertrand (Nîmes - Musée de la romanité) ND

 
- 15.14 g 34.1 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing company
Arthus Bertrand
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Weight
15.14 g
Diameter
34.1 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#191247
Rarity index
89%

Reverse

Gladiator jousting in the Nîmes arena.

Edge

Reeded

Comment

This token is struck by Pichard Balme in Saumur, a subsidiary of Arthus Bertrand since its takeover in 1999.

Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_la_Romanité_de_Nîmes
http://www.nemausensis.com/Nimes/FrancoisIer1516.htm

The coin (As de Nîmes), one of the most famous of the Roman Empire, is the source of the city's coat of arms: a crocodile chained to a palm tree crowned with laurels, symbolizing defeated Egypt.