Medal with Male Portrait

Object Name: 
Medal with Male Portrait

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Object Name: 
Medal with Male Portrait
Place Made: 
France
Accession Number: 
86.7.29
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 5.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1840
Credit Line: 
Gift of Arthur Rubloff, by exchange
Primary Description: 
Bronze; obverse: bust of Childeric II facing right: "CHILDERIC II ROI DE FRANCE / CAQUE 1840". Reverse: "CHILDERIC II 14eme. ROI/FILS DE CLOVIS II NE 651 ROI 670/4OI D'AUSTRASIE DE 660 A 670. PROCLAME ROI DE FRANCE EN 670. PAR LES SOINS DU DUC VULFOAD ET DE ST LEGER EVEQUE D'AUTUN EXIL DE ST LEGER AU MONASTERE DE LUXEU 873.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Rubloff, Arthur, Source
1986-03-24
Sotheby's, Source
1986-03-24
Color: 
bronze
Inscription: 
CHILDERIC II ROI DE FRANCE / CAQUE 1840
Inscription
: 
On obverse
CHILDERIC II 14eme. ROI/FILS DE CLOVIS II NE 651 ROI 670/4OI D'AUSTRASIE DE 660 A 670. PROCLAME ROI DE FRANCE EN 670. PAR LES SOINS DU DUC VULFOAD ET DE ST LEGER EVEQUE D'AUTUN EXIL DE ST LEGER AU MONASTERE DE LUXEU 873.
Inscription
: 
On reverse
cuivre
Stamp
: 
On rim