The Tribune: From Athens to eternity: How the first Modern Olympics of 1896 rewrote sporting history From Athens to eternity: How the first Modern Olympics of 1896 rewrote sporting history A first-place Olympic medal from the first modern Olympics was sold at auction for DKK 1,152,000 ($178,510), three times its high estimate, by the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers ... CLEVELAND, Ohio – A gold medal from the first modern Olympics, in 1896 in Athens, sold at auction, more than tripling its estimated value, according to Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts ... MSN: A rare crown jewel: World's first modern Olympic medal fetches €120,000 at auction An extraordinary piece of sporting and cultural history has sold at auction in Denmark.
A medal from the world's first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896 has fetched around €100,000 at a sale ... A rare crown jewel: World's first modern Olympic medal fetches €120,000 at auction On , the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium. A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected price at a Danish auction house on March 1. The silver medal from the 1896 Athens ...
first modern olympics, Smithsonian Magazine: This Rare Silver Medal From the First Modern Olympic Games in 1896 Just Sold at Auction The medal features a portrait of Zeus on one side. The other side depicts the Acropolis in Athens. Bruun Rasmussen The Olympics date back to 776 B.C.E., when athletes first started gathering in ... This Rare Silver Medal From the First Modern Olympic Games in 1896 Just Sold at Auction Yahoo! Sports: 'A rare crown jewel': World's first modern Olympic medal fetches €120,000 at auction 'A rare crown jewel': World's first modern Olympic medal fetches €120,000 at auction Observer: Two Rare First-Place Medals from the 1896 Olympics Come to Auction
