Watch List notes:

Medal dies for France Medal 1810 Felix Arturo Lope de Vega y Carpio - Spanish Playwright and poet, for a 41mm diameter medal by Roga, Obv: Bust wearing Maltese Cross D. LOPE FELIX DE VEGA CARPIO, Reverse Text in 7 lines L L. M.M. LE ROI ET LA REINE DE BAVIERE VISITENT LA MONNIAE DES MEDAILLES EN FEVRIER MDCCCX. VF/Fine Lope de Vega was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century of Baroque literature, and his prolific output of some 3000 sonnets and 1800 plays is unequalled. de Vega was idolised by Pope Urban VIII and was made a Knight of Malta and Doctor of Theology in 1627.

Estimate: 25-75 GBP