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: 
86.7.32
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 5.2 cm, Th: .4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1840
Credit Line: 
Gift of Arthur Rubloff, by exchange
Primary Description: 
Bronze; obverse: bust of Chilperic II, facing right.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Rubloff, Arthur, Source
1986-03-24
Sotheby's, Source
1986-03-24
Color: 
bronze
Inscription: 
CHILPERIC II ROI DE FRANCE
Inscription
: 
On obverse
CHILPERIC II 20eme ROI./FILS DE CHILDERIC II. NE 670. ROI 716./APRES LA MORT DE CLOTAIRE IV CHARLES MARTEL RETABLIT CHILPERIC II SUR LE TRONE EN CONSERVANT SOUS LE TITRE DE MARIE TOUTE L'AUTORITE ROYALE. BATAILLE D'AMBLEF 716. BATAILLE DE VINCY 717. BATAILLE DE SOISSONS 719. SIEGE DE TOULOUSE PAR LES SARRASINS 720. MORT 720.
Inscription
: 
On reverse
CAQUE 1840
Inscription
: 
On obverse on shoulder