Luigi XIII (1610-1643), King of France.
Cast medal 1623, opus: Guillaume Dupré (1576-1643). AE (g 56; mm 62). LVDOVIC(VS) XIII D(EI) G(RATIA) FRANCOR(VM) ET NAVARRÆ REX, bust of the King in profile turned to the right, wearing draped armor and large circular collar, under the cutting arm: G DUPRE. Rv. VT GENTES TOLLAT QVE PREMAT QUE, in esergo 1623, Justice dressed in old-stile sitting on chair with arms ending in lion's head, holding in his right hand a sword and in his left a balance. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon 80; Mazerolle 689; Jones II, 58.
Very fine original cast, suspension hole.
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