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1349 - FRANCE / CAPETIANS – FRANCE / ROYAL
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Estimate €1,000
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS – FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XV (1715–1774). Medal, Nicolas de Launay, Director of the Mint, in bronze with gilded reliefs, by Pinon and J. Du Vivier, 1719, Paris. Obverse: N. DE LAUNAY REG. A SEC. MON. NUM. ET VAS. REG. FABR. PRAEF. Three-quarter bust facing right of Nicolas de Launay, draped and clad in armour; signed PINON. Reverse: PRÆEST ET - PERFICIT. Minerva seated on a cloud, towering above Cupids in the act of operating a balance and chiselling gold and silverware; signature DU VIVIER F. In the exergue: (date). Carnavalet MED 076007; Bronze with gilded reliefs – 35.25 g – 41 mm – 12 h Bronze specimen with a varnished mahogany patina and gilded reliefs. Wear to the gilding on the raised areas. Superb. https://d10dakqizeg4uw.cloudfront.net/VAE19/1349.mp4
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 9:30 AM
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