medal
- Museum number
- M.7091
- Description
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Cast and chased silver medal. Obverse at 180° to reverse. (whole)
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Bust of Louis XIII, right, laureate, wearing a ruff, armour and a sash. (obverse)
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A statue of Louis XIII as a Roman Emperor on a rostral column, rising from a trophy composed of cannon and standards. A fleet rides the waves in the distance. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1627
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 41 millimetres (excluding rim)
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Diameter: 44.000 millimetres
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Weight: 22.91 grammes
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Thickness: 2.20 millimetres (at rim)
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Thickness: 4 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Jones 2
The entire surface of the medal has been reworked.
This medal celebrates the expulsion from the Isle of Ré of the English forces led by the Duke of Buckingham.
The image of Louis XIII on a rostral column is derived from coins of Octavius.
Other examples:
(a) Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, 58 rue de Richelieu, 75084 Paris, France, Sér. Roy. 442, cast gilt bronze, 42.5 mm (41 mm excluding rim).
(b) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, bronze, 44 mm. Original, from M.H. Grant (1953).
(c) Den kongelige Mont-og Medaillensamlung, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Fortegn 281 g, bronze, 43 mm.
Bibliography:
1. T.N. Méd. Fr. I pl. 38, no. 2.
2. Mazerolle II, no. 818.
3. BMC Augustus no. 633.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- M.7091
- C&M catalogue number
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MF2 (Jones 2) (294) (337)
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MB1 (Medallic Illustrations 1) (247) (20)
