A rare silver winner’s medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics sold for $180,690, far above estimate. Engraved by Jules-Clément Chaplain, the historic piece features Zeus and Nike and is considered a ...

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A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected price ...

The first-place medal from 1896 Olympic Games in Greece has a diameter of 48mm, about the same size as an oversized watch, and is made of silver.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are in the rearview mirror, but the chance of getting a medal is not over. You don’t even need to be ...

An Olympic medal described as a 'rare crown jewel' from the very first modern Games in Athens has sold for €120,000 at a keenly-watched auction in Denmark among collectors of sporting and cultural ...

The Olympic Games featured naked athletes, awarded medals for painting and took a 14-century hiatus. Those aren’t crazy rumors—they’re actual facts about the Olympics. The ancient Games spanned ...

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