LOT 3566
France. Louis XIV AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1666 but struck possibly 19th century AD. Commemorative issue of Louis XIV Clemency towards the Traitants and the Revocation of the Chamber of Justice. Dies by Michel Molart.
LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX CHRISTIANISSIMVS, bare head to right; MOLART on truncation / PECVLATORES BONIS MVLCTATI, female figure kneeling to right and emptying a sack of coins in front of Justice, seated to left on throne and holding scales and sword; CLEMENTIA PRINCIPIS• M•D•C•LXVI• and MOLART•F• in three lines in exergue. Extremely Fine.(172gr, 71mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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France. Second Empire AE Medal. Dated 1869. Commemorative issue of Centenary of Emperor Napoléon I.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23
SOUVENIR DU CENTENAIRE DE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLEON I, laureate head of Napoléon I to right; ❀1769=1869❀ below / Code Napoléon, placed on cushion with Legion of Honour, sabre and a bicorne hat, between laurel and oak branch; above, crowned eagle holding thunderbolt and branch in its talons. Colignon 1966; Bramsen 2100. 52gr, 50mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Graffiti on obverse, graffito '1908 1915' on reverse.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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France. Louis XIV WM Medal. 1638-1715. Commemorative of the Life and Deeds of Louis XIV. Dies by De Puymaurin and Caqué.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
LOUIS XIIII ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE, laureate and armored bust to right; DE PUYMAURIN D and CAOUE F below / LOUIS XIV SURNOME LE GRAND. above, 65EME. ROI. FILS DE LOUIS XIII. NÉ 1638. ROI 1643. ABOLITION DU DUEL 1679. RÉVOCATION DE L'ÉDIT DE NANTES 1685. PHILIPPE V, ROI D'ESPAGNE 1700. PAIX GÉNÉRALE 1715 in ten lines, MORT 1715. below. Cf. N146561. 82gr, 51mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
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France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal. 1860. Commemorative issue of Trade Treaty with England. Dies by L. Merley.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, laureate head to left, L. MERLEY. F. below / NAPOLÉON III REGNANT, Minerva uniting France and England, TRAITÉ DE COMMERCE AVEC L'ANGLETERRE. 23 JANVIER 1860 ENQUÊTE FAITE PAR LE CONSEIL SUPÉRIEUR DU COMMERCE M.PANTIN TALABOT★ L MERLEY F. in five lines in exergue. 93gr, 57mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. In original case.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
