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The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals | Victories of Anne over Louis XIV, AR Medal, 1706, LVDOVICVS MAGNVS ANNA MAIOR, Anne armed as Minerva overthrows Louis XIV armed as a Roman warrior, rev. twelve shields around, CVRA PVGNACIS FACTA MINERVAE, Victory with a palm leaf and crown, city in the distance, XII• VRBES CVM PROVINCIIS INTRA XV • D: RECEPTAE • 1706 in exergue in four lines, DOMINVS TRADIDIT EVM IN MANVS FOEMINAE downwards on edge, 43mm, 29.87g, 12h (MI ii 288/97), very slight bruise to reverse edge at 12 o'clock, otherwise lustrous and toned, a handsome medal, extremely fine, very rare
Provenance
The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals
Baldwins, by private treaty, c. 1965 - £7.10.0
One object of the medallist is to satirise Louis XIV for assuming the title of MAGNVS and scoffing at him for having been defeated by a female ruler. If he was great, Anne was greater as her arms had everywhere proved victorious over him. The medal at the same time does not omit to ascribe the success to divine power.
Provenance
The Bernard Pearl Collection of British Historical Medals
Baldwins, by private treaty, c. 1965 - £7.10.0
One object of the medallist is to satirise Louis XIV for assuming the title of MAGNVS and scoffing at him for having been defeated by a female ruler. If he was great, Anne was greater as her arms had everywhere proved victorious over him. The medal at the same time does not omit to ascribe the success to divine power.