Foreign Medals, France, Louis XIV (1643-1715), copper medals (3), by Jean Mauger, all child bust; 1643, Anne of Austria, Regent; 1643, Capture of Trino and Pontestura; 1643, Naval Battle of Cartagena, 41 - 41.5mm. (Divo 5, 8, 9), extremely fine or almost so (3)
*ex Baldwin's vault
The Battle of Cartagena was fought on September 3, 1643 when Admiral Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé burned one galleon and captured 2 others. The rest of the Spanish fleet retreated into the port of Cartagena from whence no ship left for more than a year.
(120-150 GBP)