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2280
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- LOUIS XV - COLLEGE OF ORLEANS ( * ). - MEDAL.
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2280
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- LOUIS XV - COLLEGE OF ORLEANS ( * ). - MEDAL.
See original version (French)
Estimate
€50
Voluntary lot
Description
- LOUIS XV - COLLEGE OF ORLEANS ( * ). - MEDAL.
"LUDOVICUS XV ARTIUM PARENS" (louis 15 father of the arts), bust of the king, laureate head, long hair tied with a ribbon, profile on the right - signed B. DUVIV.
Reverse: "DECENT ET PHILOSOPHOS CORONAE" (crowns are also appropriate for philosophers): allegory representing study, seated in front of a table loaded with scientific instruments; below flies a love holding a crown; to his right a map of the world; to his left an astronomical telescope. - in the exergue: "COLLEGIUM AURELIANUM" - In bronzed pewter, probably struck late in the 19th century.
13.09 grammes - 34 mm - L/A n° 2225 var.
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About the sale
SALE CHRONO history and numismatics, MEDALS, JETONS and CURRENCIES ORLEANS and LOIRET & bordering + miscellaneous.
Auction location
Auction time
06/26/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87494914
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