FRANCE, Royal. Marie de Medici. Queen consort, 1610-1642. Cast Æ Medal (101mm, 117.0 g). By G. Dupré. Dated 1624.

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FRANCE, Royal. Marie de Medici. Queen consort, 1610-1642. Cast Æ Medal (101mm, 117.0 g). By G. Dupré. Dated 1624. MARIA AVG GALL ET NAVAR REGIN (retrograde), bust right, wearing elaborate collar; below, G DUPRE 1624 / Incuse of obverse. Jones II 59. Brown surfaces, chased. Good VF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.

Jones suggests that the retrograde inscription is intentional and intended to be read in a mirror, implying that Marie’s titles are merely a reflection of the glory of her son, Louis XIII.

Closing Date and Time: 3 November 2021 at 13:21:20 ET.

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