Medal with Charles IV

Object Name: 
Medal with Charles IV

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Object Name: 
Medal with Charles IV
Place Made: 
France
Accession Number: 
86.7.40
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 5.2 cm, Th: 6 mm
Location: 
Not on Display
Credit Line: 
Gift of Arthur Rubloff, by exchange
Primary Description: 
Bronze; obverse, bust of Charles IV (male with crown) facing left.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Rubloff, Arthur, Source
1986-03-24
Sotheby's, Source
1986-03-24
Color: 
bronze
Inscription: 
CHARLES IV DIT LET BEL ROI DE FRANCE
Inscription
: 
Obverse
CHARLES IV DIT LE BEL./49.EME ROI./FILS DE PHILLIPE LE BEL/NE 1295./ROI 1322./REGLEMENS/SUR LES MONNAIES./REPRESSIONS DES ABUS DE JUSTICE/ET DES ENTREPRISES DE LA NOBLESSE 1322/CONQUETE DE L'AGENOIS/ET DE LA GUYENNE 1324./PAIX AVEC L'ANGLETERRE/ET MAIN LEVEE DE LA GUYENNE 1325./NOUVELLE GUERRE AVEC L'ANGLETERRE/GUERRE DITE DES BATARDS/1326./MORT 1328.
Inscription
: 
Reverse
cague
Inscription
: 
Obverse to right of shoulder
CUIVRE
Stamp
: 
on side

Publications (1)

French and Continental Furniture, decorations and clocks (#5438) (1986-03-22) lot #25; BIB# 5321