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#23084 - Medallion of Louis XII

Resource ID
Location
23084
O-148, Box 5, Digan compactus
Title/subtitle
Medallion of Louis XII
Format
Object
Identifier
Object O-148
Summary
French Renaissance Bronze Medal King Louis XII
Notes
A leaded bronze medallion of King Louis XII and his queen, Anne of Brittany. Obverse: bust of King Louis XII to the right, crowned, on a field of fleurs-de-lis with "Felice - Ludovico - Regnate - Duodecimo - Cesare - Altero - Gaudet - omnis - nacio" Reverse: bust of Queen Anne to the left, crowned, on similar field, with "Lugdun - Republica - Gaudete - Bis - Anna - Regnante - Benigne - Sic - Fui - Conflata - 1499." The images of the royal couple were rendered by sculptors Nicholas Leclerc and Jean de Saint-Priest and cast by goldsmith Jean Lepere. Size: 4.4" in diameter (11.2 cm)