Catalog No. 93
Pottery or stoneware, relief, 1.0L, pewter lid, signed “GK”.
“Hermann” (or “Arminius” as he was known to the Romans), shown here with his wife Tusnelda (or Thusnelda), successfully led an alliance of Germanic tribes in the crushing defeat of three Roman legions at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D. The battle effectively put a permanent halt to the expansion plans of the Roman Empire into territories east of the Rhine river.
Price Ranges Full-color: $75-$100 Ltd-color: $60-$80
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