102840 | SWEDEN. Lars "Lasse" Johansson [Lucidor] bronze Medal.

102840  |  SWEDEN. Lars "Lasse" Johansson [Lucidor] bronze Medal. Issued 1978 for the Stora Svenska Författare (Great Swedish Writers) series. Commemorating the life of the famous baroque poet (39mm, 46.34 g, 12h). By Elsie Dahlberg-Sundberg for Sporrong.

 

LARS JOHANSSON 1638 1674 LUCIDOR, half-length bust facing, holding tragic mask // HVAD ÄR TIT LIF? HVAD ÄR TIN LUST? (what is your life, what is your desire?), man, holding tankard of beer, and the Grim Reaper, holding scythe and hourglass, seated facing one another in attitude of frivolity. Edge: SPORRONG // 0153•1000.

 

Gem Mint State. Brilliant brassy-brown surfaces.

 

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