. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. gold coinage^*' as well as the silver 20-Iire 1927 (fig. 112) and 1936 (fig. 113), clearly reflect this tendency. The personification of Italia on a ship's prow (fig. 114), the striding figure of the lictor on the 100 lire 1936, and the figure of the sower on the Albanian 2-franka ari piece of 1926 (fig. 115) portray. Fig. 112.—IiALW \'iCTOR III, 2o lire, 1927 -'- (,Div. of Numismatics photo) the glorification of a heroic tradition. They are powerful coin images, and considerably enhance the decorative character of Italian coinage,
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. gold coinage^*' as well as the silver 20-Iire 1927 (fig. 112) and 1936 (fig. 113), clearly reflect this tendency. The personification of Italia on a ship's prow (fig. 114), the striding figure of the lictor on the 100 lire 1936, and the figure of the sower on the Albanian 2-franka ari piece of 1926 (fig. 115) portray. Fig. 112.—IiALW \'iCTOR III, 2o lire, 1927 -'- (,Div. of Numismatics photo) the glorification of a heroic tradition. They are powerful coin images, and considerably enhance the decorative character of Italian coinage, but the flat execution of the plastic relief detracts from their artistic qualities. The perfect workmanship of this skilled artist, accurate in the execution of details and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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