medal
- Museum number
- 1914,0107.43
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Bust of François II, right, laureate and in armour. (obverse)
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A hand issuing from a cloud holds the Holy Ampulla. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1559
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 29.000 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Jones 1
Other examples:
(a) Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, 58 rue de Richelieu, 75084 Paris, France, jetons 117, struck silver, 28.5 mm.
Notes:
The archives of the Cour des Monnaies record that de Hery declared that 'il avoit charge de Monseigneur le cardinal de Lorraine de faire faire pour le sacre dudict seigneur, pour six cens livres tournoys de pièces d'or et d'argent, assavoir, treize pièces d'or de la valleur, poix et loy d'ung double henry et aultres pieces d'argent, de loy à unze deniers douze grains d'argent. A permis et permect audict de Hery de faire faire lesdictes espèces d'or et d'argent et ce, en la presence de Mes Gerard de Valles et Germain Longuet, conseillers ... '¹
As can be seen from this extract there is some doubt about whether Hery made or had made the coronation pieces. It seems unlikely, however, that a newly appointed tailleur général would wish either to be seen to abandon his duties or to lose the fees that would go to the provider of the puncheon and dies.
¹Mazerolle I, no. 78 (Arch. Nat. Ζ1B 370 - 28 August 1559).
Bibliography:
1. Luckius, p. 196 (rev.).
2. TN Méd. Fr. I pl. 17 no. 2.
3. A. Blanchet: 'Médailles et jetons du sacre' p. 203 no. 3 and pl. IV no. 2.
4. H. de la Tour: 'Catalogue des jetons ...' nos. 117-119.
5. Mazerolle II, 152.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Coronation of François II, 1559
- Acquisition date
- 1914
- Acquisition notes
- Presented by the executors of the estate of Dr John Bridgehouse.
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- 1914,0107.43
- C&M catalogue number
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MF1 (Jones 1) (114) (98)