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Newp Medal arrived. What do think of it? New pics added
gummibear
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Just got it am am very happy. Looks like it had a very old cleaning as I thought it might. Also looks like an old little round sticker left what looks like the moon in the clouds. Here are some pics I took with an Iphone 4s. I wanted to see how good they could look from the phone.
Just won this one. I don't have many medals but this one really grabbed me. what do you think of it?
Thanks,
Richard
Here is the info from the seller.
Mint Place: Paris
Condition: About XF!
Mint Directer: J. Mauger
References: Babelon, J. & Jacquiot, J. 165. R!
Mint Year: 1763 (Here an early 1860-1879 restrike, featuring the BEE privy mark on rim!)
Denomination: Medal - Erection of the Statue of Louis XV in Paris / Homage of Merchants of Paris.
Material: Bronze
Weight: 186.2gm
Diameter: 74mm
Obverse: Equestrian statue of Louis XV on a pedestal decorated with garlands and supported by two caryatids. On the pedestal is a bar relief representing a triumphal scene. Below are trophies.
Legend: LUDOVICUS XV. PATRIAE PARENS DILECTISSIMUS
Exergue: VERA LAUS REGIS AMOR CIVIUM ("The True Glory of the King Is the Love of the Citizens")
Signature: B. DUV
Reverse: Sun shining on fortress seaport with vessels setting sail. On shore are bales and barrels.
Legend: SEDAT FLUCTUS TERRAM ALIT ARTES FOVET ("He Appeases the Floods, Nourishes the Land, Favors the Arts")
Exergue: SEX MERCATORUM PARIS. ORDINES. MDCCLXIII ("The Six Merchant Corps of Paris, 1763")
Signature: B.DUVIVIER F.
At your attention a beautiful early (1860-1879) re-strike of the 1763 dated medal, which commemorates the erection of an equestrian statue of Louis XV on the Place de la Concorde in 1763. It is thought to represent homage from the Six Corps of Paris merchants delivering prisoners and may be related to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763 by France, Britain and Spain, ending the Seven Years' War.
Just won this one. I don't have many medals but this one really grabbed me. what do you think of it?
Thanks,
Richard
Here is the info from the seller.
Mint Place: Paris
Condition: About XF!
Mint Directer: J. Mauger
References: Babelon, J. & Jacquiot, J. 165. R!
Mint Year: 1763 (Here an early 1860-1879 restrike, featuring the BEE privy mark on rim!)
Denomination: Medal - Erection of the Statue of Louis XV in Paris / Homage of Merchants of Paris.
Material: Bronze
Weight: 186.2gm
Diameter: 74mm
Obverse: Equestrian statue of Louis XV on a pedestal decorated with garlands and supported by two caryatids. On the pedestal is a bar relief representing a triumphal scene. Below are trophies.
Legend: LUDOVICUS XV. PATRIAE PARENS DILECTISSIMUS
Exergue: VERA LAUS REGIS AMOR CIVIUM ("The True Glory of the King Is the Love of the Citizens")
Signature: B. DUV
Reverse: Sun shining on fortress seaport with vessels setting sail. On shore are bales and barrels.
Legend: SEDAT FLUCTUS TERRAM ALIT ARTES FOVET ("He Appeases the Floods, Nourishes the Land, Favors the Arts")
Exergue: SEX MERCATORUM PARIS. ORDINES. MDCCLXIII ("The Six Merchant Corps of Paris, 1763")
Signature: B.DUVIVIER F.
At your attention a beautiful early (1860-1879) re-strike of the 1763 dated medal, which commemorates the erection of an equestrian statue of Louis XV on the Place de la Concorde in 1763. It is thought to represent homage from the Six Corps of Paris merchants delivering prisoners and may be related to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763 by France, Britain and Spain, ending the Seven Years' War.
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would expect a merchant ship , but clearly a warship with all these canons sticking out
<< <i>nice medal
would expect a merchant ship , but clearly a warship with all these canons sticking out
Thats an excellent point , it made me wonder if anything else was interesting and the sailboats caught my attention , they seem to be making full use of a breeze in full sail going one way while the flags and banners of the main ship and fortress are in a stong breeze the opposite direction.
I like the medal a lot though , the detail is outstanding.
Richard
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Wow - Beautiful ship!!!!
<< <i>Also looks like an old little round sticker left what looks like the moon in the clouds >>
That's interesting, too. If I'm gonna have adhesive residue become part of a coin's toning, I can think of no better way to have it than something like that, where it actually enhances the design in a bizarre sort of way.
Are you sure that's what caused it? I looked at this thread before, overlooked your line about the sticker (since my eyes went straight for the picture), and wondered what in the heck it was. It's too cool that it worked out that way. Artistic damage. You gotta love it.
(Seriously, though, I do love it- sticker moon and all.)