European Jetons (3) [137498]
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3 French and 1 Swiss Jetons. (1) 1740-1750: Switzerland J. Dassier medal commemorating the Duillius[x=#8217/] Victory at Myle in the First Punic War. Obverse battle scene shows Roman soldiers boarding a Carthaginian ship. The reverse shows the Rostral Column of Duillius celebrating the Roman Maritime Empire. Silver, 32mm, AU. (2) 1691: French Jeton, Louis XIV, Galleys leaving post. Mitchiner 3253, Feuardent 1421. Copper, 26mm, VF. (3) 1832-1841: French Jeton issued by the maritime insurance company Melusine. Mermaid combing her hair on the obverse. A ship battling stormy seas on the reverse. Antique lamp privy mark on the rim. A popular French corporate jeton. Silver, 33mm (octagonal), EF. (4) Paris Mint: Late 1800s restrike of a 1634 Cardinal Richelieu bronze medal. Obverse portrait of Richelieu. The reverse ship with the legend HOC DVCE TVTA 1634 translates as [x=#8220/]Safe under his Command.[x=#8221/] Bronze, 32mm, Unc. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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European Jetons (3) [137498]
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