Great Britain Historical Medals
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Lot 1797 SESSION 7 (11.30AM WEDNESDAY 26 JULY) Great Britain Historical Medals
Estimate $100
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SOLD $60
RETURN OF LOUIS XIV TO VERSAILLES, 1693, in cast bronze (33mm), satirical issue probably by Wermuth, obv. bust of William III facing right, rev. cock and hens fleeing from a fox, (MI 81/295). Very fine and rare.
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