1646 France - AE Medal of Louis XIV, “Piombino Captured”, NGC MS 65 BN.

Description: On offer is a 1702 (1646 dated) Kingdom of France AE (bronze) medal of Louis XIV ("Piombino Captured"). This medal is graded MS (Mint State) 65 BN (brown) by NGC. It is approximately 41mm in diameter. The catalog designation for this medal is Divo-22 (Jean-Paul Divo, Medailles de Louis XIV, Zurich, 1982). Reverse inscription: FERMATA SOCIORUM FIDES, "Loyalty of the Allies Affirmed" The medal is one of a series of 286 bronze medals issued in 1702, each designed to commemorate a significant event in the reign of Louis XIV. The medal on offer here celebrates the capture by French forces of Piombino and Portolongo in 1646, actions which took place in the course of the Franco-Spanish War (1635-49), a sub-conflict of the Thirty Years War (1618-48), hence the date inscribed on the medal's reverse. One result of the French successes was the decision of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, to change his allegiance from Spain to France. From the "Medailles sur les principaux événements du règne de Louis le Grand", a folio-volume catalog issued in 1702 to accompany the medal series: "France, at peace with all of its neighbors, enjoying the advantages which the care and works of its King had secured for it. ..." (p. 22) This medal was designed by the noted engraver Jean Mauger (1648-1712). Examples of his medals are held in the collections of the British Museum, the Bibliotheque National de France, and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. The item pictured is the exact item which will be received. The prospective purchaser should independently judge the quality and condition of this piece based upon the original photos provided.

Price: 349.95 USD

Location: New York, New York

End Time: 2025-01-11T06:20:05.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.99 USD