Auction of the Medallic and Historical Art Collection of the museum curator and art enthusiast Giuseppe Sabbarese #660/2026

History is not just an abstract list of chronologies and treatises, but a tangible reality, cast in precious metal or printed on paper. This auction offers a journey through the evolution of power and memory, inviting collectors to explore a broad itinerary, from classical civilization to the political complexity of the 20th century. The opening of this knowledge endeavor is marked by the emissions of Antiquity. Roman denarii, belonging both to the vibrant period of the Republic and the imperial era, are presented not only as means of exchange but as supreme tools of visual propaganda through which Rome imposed its authority over the known world. Beyond Roman borders, this auction captures one of the greatest conflicts of Late Antiquity: the rivalry between the Eastern Roman Empire and Sasanian Persia. This rivalry is evident through gold coins issued by Theodosius, Anastasius, Justinian the Great, and Constans II, on one side, and the Sasanian coins of monarchs Khosrow II and Hormizd IV, on the other. A chronological leap brings us into the realm of national history through a selection of phaleristics. Military orders and medals present in the auction visually reconstruct the destiny of modern Romania. From medals of the Kingdom of Romania, witnesses to the founding