FRANCE, Royal. Henri II. 1547-1559. Æ Medal (53mm, 51.55 g, 12h). By Delaune. Dated 1552, though a later cast. HENRICVS · II · GALLIARVM REX INVICTISS · P P ·, laureate and armored bust right, wearing ruff / OB RES IN ITAL · GERM · ET GAL · FORTITER AC FOELIC · GESTAS , Victory, holding palm frond, and Plenty, holding cornucopia, in quadriga right, driven by Fame, blowing trumpet; in exergue, EX VOTO PVB/ 1552. Cf. Jones 64-5 (for struck bronze and cast silver examples). Brown surfaces, holed. Near EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.