1818, Sweden. GUDMUND J?RAN ADLERBETH (1751-1818). By Johan Salmson. Bronze 42mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2023) ———— Noted for his translations of the works of Virgil, Horace and Ovid, Adlerbeth was a member of the Royal Academy of Music (1773), the Swedish Academy (1786), the Royal Academy of History and Antiquities (1786), and the Academy of Sciences (1788). He was also protocol secretary (1774) and then personal secretary (1778) to King Gustav III.

The rev. depicts a personification of the Academy, in Roman garb, seated in front of an urn, clearly in mourning, holding a wreath; a cithara behind; a sphinx in front.
The rev. legend NULLI FLEBILIOR (?no one is more mournful?) echoes Horace?s comment
about Vergil in Odes 1.24.9-12 regarding the death of their mutual friend Quintilius Varus.