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Theon krisis : ivdicivm Paridis de tribvs deabvs latvm, in nvmismate imp. Antonini Pii expressvm : epistola Caroli Patini

Patin, Charles, 1633-1693 · 1679 · Patavii (Passau) : Typis Ioannis Baptistae Pasquati · 5 pictures

A Latin numismatic letter by the physician and antiquary Charles Patin, printed at Padua in 1679, arguing the Judgment of Paris on a coin of Antoninus Pius for fellow collectors of Roman coins. Engraved plates pair profile portraits with figure groups inside beaded circles and lettered legends, alongside woodcut grotesques of twin fish-tailed mermen for headpieces, medallion frames, and monogram borders.

Paris (Legendary character) · Coins, Roman

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