The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A circular gray medal depicts a nude male figure in low relief, arching upward from stylized clouds. Facing our right, in profile, his head is tilted back and arms reach toward the top edge. Four five-pointed stars and radiating lines surround him. A rim inscription reads: "TOO LOW THEY BUILD - WHO BUILD BENEATH THE STARS." The metal has a smooth, matte surface, and the figure's long torso is subtly muscled.

Medal: The Coin Tiberius (reverse)

1944

Richard Henry Recchia

(American, 1885–1983)
America
bronze
Diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1944.289.b
Location: Not on view
  • {{cite web|title=Medal: The Coin Tiberius (reverse)|url=false|author=Richard Henry Recchia|year=1944|access-date=08 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.289.b