The Christopher Foley, F.S.A., Collection Of Early English Medals - 16th October 2014

Lot 566

The bombardment of Dunkirk

Estimate £120 - £150 | Hammer £150

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Description

The bombardment of Dunkirk, French copper medal, 1695, by J. Mauger, bust of Louis XIV, right, rev., the harbor at Dunkirk with a ship sunk across the entrance, another beyond and a shell exploding, DUNKERCA ILEASA, 41mm (MI 127/376; Divo 261; vL IV, 211). Extremely fine.

From the series of medals depicting Medallic History of Louis XIV.

Provenance: Elsen Auction, 13 March, 2010 (lot 1476).