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Medal - Louis XIV Siege of Piombino & Portolongone
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1646 |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare-headed bust of Louis XIV facing right, with long curly hair, in high relief against a flat field. The engraver's signature J. MAUGER F. appears in the lower field below the truncation. The circular Latin legend runs along the raised rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical scene in the antique style depicting a crowned female figure representing Italy, seated to the left and resting on a globe while holding a spear, as a winged Victory flies before her presenting two crowns. A landscape with distant fortifications appears in the background. The exergue panel below the scene contains a three-line Latin inscription with the date in Roman numerals. |
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