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Médaille - Jean-Baptiste Colbert
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1683 |
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| Weight | 9.64 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Jean-Baptiste Colbert in high relief, wearing a long curled wig. The legend curves around the upper field within a raised border, reading 'I·BAPTISTE' on the left and 'COLBERT·' on the right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A reclining allegorical female figure, identified as Minerva, holds a palm frond and leans against a large shield; a skull rests at her feet to the right. Behind her rises a funerary stele or tomb tablet bearing a three-line inscription recording Colbert's title and date of death. The engraver's initials appear in the exergue below a dividing line. |
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