| Spink > Auction 23129 | Auction date: 26 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 10152 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: (x) France, Defeat of the Dutch at Martinique, AR Gilt Medal, 1674, by I. Mauger, LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS ., bust right, rev. COLONIA FRANCORUM AMERICANA VICTRIX ., Dutch sailor in chains, ship wreck behind, Victory with trumpet flies triumphantly overhead, BATAVIS AD MARTINICAM CAESIS AC FUGATIS . M.DC.LCCIIII. in exergue in three lines, 40mm, 35.98g (Divo 139; van Loon, III, 148), lightly contact marked and previously cleaned, some staining to the edge at 12 o'clock, very fine; France, Marriage of the Dauphin to Marie Therese of Spain, AR Medal, 1747, by F. Marteau, LUD · XV · REX CHRISTIANISS ·, bust right, rev. LUD · DELPHINI ET MARIAE JOS · POL · REGIS ELECT · SAX · FILLAE CONNUBIUM, busts vis-à-vis, IX · FEBRUARII M · DCC · XLVII · in exergue in two lines, 41mm, 31.93g, lightly bagmarked yet with some toning to dark surfaces, bolder very fine (2). The attempted invasion by the Dutch fleet led by Admiral Michael Ruiter, ended with considerable loss of life and total defeat. Estimate: £100 - £150 |  |
