FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI, with Marie Antoinette. 1774–1793. Æ Medal (50mm, 71.30 g, 12h). Celebration of the Birth of the Dauphin. By Duvivier. Dated 21 January 1782. Near EF.Electronic Auction 542 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI, with Marie Antoinette. 1774–1793. Æ Medal (50mm, 71.30 g, 12h). Celebration of the Birth of the Dauphin. By Duvivier. Dated 21 January 1782. LUDOVICO XVI ET M ANT AUSTR FR ET NAV REGI ET REGINÆ, jugate busts of Louis and Marie Antoinette right; LUTETIA in exergue / SOLEMNIA DELPHINI NATALITIA, Louis and Marie Antoinette standing left before table; to left, Paris kneeling right, holding coat-of-arms; to right, Pax kneeling left, holding caduceus and cornucopia; REGE ET REGINA URBEM/INVISENTIBUS XXI JAN/MDCCLXXXII in three lines in exergue. See CNG E-511, lot 542 (for another example). Brown surfaces, traces of iridescence, light marks. Near EF. |