Participation Medal from the Athletic Trials in Rome for the Athens 1906 Olympic Games

Participation Medal from the Athletic Trials in Rome for the Athens 1906 Olympic Games
Very Rare in Perfect Condition
Genuine, authentic, Participation Medal from the Athletic Trials in Rome-Italy, for the Athens 1906 International Olympic Games.
The design of the “obverse” of the medal was based on an ancient Greek coin, created circa 300-280 BC in the ancient Greek city of Elea (Ancient Greek: Ἐλέα) located in the area of Magna Grecia (Great Greece – Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς) in Southern Italy. It depicts the head of goddess Athena wearing crested, winged and laureate Attic helmet.
Engraved on the “reverse” is the inscription: GUOCHI OLIMPICI IN ATENE 1906 – GARE ELIMINATORIE, ROMA, 30 MARZO – 2 APRILE (Athens 1906 Olympic Games, Trial Games in Rome 30 March – 2 April).
Bronze Participation Medal, Diameter: 27 mm