medal
- Museum number
- M.2252
- Description
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Cast brass medal. (whole)
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Bust of Louis XIII, right, laureate, wearing armour, a ruff and a sash. (obverse)
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Louis as Mars holding a caduceus headed by a fleur-de-lys and a lance. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1617
- Dimensions
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Thickness: 0.80 - 4 millimetres
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Diameter: 41.50 millimetres (obverse; excluding rim)
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Diameter: 40 millimetres (reverse; excluding rim)
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Diameter: 43.000 millimetres
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Weight: 17.78 grammes
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Jones 2
Composition of medal:
87.% Cu, 11.2% Zn, 0.3% Sn 1.2% Pb.
The terms pius and felix in the obverse legend (see also registration no. 1925,0310.206) are taken from the inscriptions on Roman imperial coins, as is the type of Mars Pacifer, though he holds an olive branch rather than a caduceus.
Other examples:
(a) Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, 58 rue de Richelieu, 75084 Paris, France (BN, Paris), Sér. Roy. 409, cast and chased silver, 42 mm (41.5 mm obverse and 40 mm reverse excluding rim).
(b) BN, Paris, Sér. Roy. 410, cast bronze, 42.5 mm (42 mm obverse and 40.5 mm reverse excluding rim).
Bibliography:
1. T.N. Méd. Fr. I pl. 36 no. 5.
2. Mazerolle II, no. 812.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- M.2252
- C&M catalogue number
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MF2 (Jones 2) (293) (334)
