BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, Victories over Louis XV, Continental Sil
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BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, Victories over Louis XV, Continental Silver Medal, 1706, Anne as Minerva overwhelming Louis XV depicted as Roman soldier, rev Victory rushing across a plain with a city in the distance, and, around her, twelve shields commemorating the victories, 42mm (MI 288/97; vL V, 39). Extremely fine, attractively toned and rare. The medal satirises Louis who uses the title MAGNUS yet was defeated by a woman – Queen Anne
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BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, Victories over Louis XV, Continental Silver Medal, 1706, Anne as Minerva overwhelming Louis XV depicted as Roman soldier, rev Victory rushing across a plain with a city in the distance, and, around her, twelve shields commemorating the victories, 42mm (MI 288/97; vL V, 39). Extremely fine, attractively toned and rare. The medal satirises Louis who uses the title MAGNUS yet was defeated by a woman – Queen Anne
Auction Numbers 50 & 51 - 2 Day Sale of Ancient, British, Indian, Foreign Coins, Commemorative Medals, Numismatic & Other Books
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