[CORSICA-LOUIS XV] - Lot 39

Lot n° 39
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[CORSICA-LOUIS XV] - Lot 39
[CORSICA-LOUIS XV] Circular bronze medal: - Obverse: "LUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS". Bust of the sovereign wearing a headband, facing right, with the monogram F.M. - Reverse: "REBELLES CORSICAE - MOTUS COMPRESSI // IN THE EXERGUE: M. DCC. XI..". Corsica, personified as a woman draped in the classical style and holding a shield bearing her coat of arms, is kneeling before Mars, who carries a flag bearing fleurs-de-lis and commands her to submit to the Republic of Genoa—which he points to—represented by a woman with a turreted helmet leaning on a shield bearing her coat of arms. Monogrammed J.C.R. for Joseph Charles RÖETTIERS. Diameter: 41 mm. Signs of wear.
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