Medal - Louis XIV - Battle of Lens

€324,735.00
LocationFrance
Year1648
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionBronze
Weight31 g
Diameter41 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJean Mauger
Reference(s) Divo LXIV#27
Obverse descriptionBust of Louis XIV on the right.
Obverse letteringLUDOVICUS XIIII REX CHRISTIANISS. MAVGER F.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFrance standing in front; at his feet, enemy corpse and trophies.
Reverse letteringLEGIONVM HISPAN. RELIQVIAE DELECTAE. AD LENTIUM. M.DC.XLVIII.
(Translation: The rest of the defeated Spanish legions. In Lens. 1648.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1648  - -
Catalog ID3016475470
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