Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 123 23-24 May 2023
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MADAGASCAR, Colonial. French. Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Æ Medal (50mm, 54.69 g, 12h). The Colonization of Madagascar. By J. Warin. Dated 1665, though possibly a later restrike. LVD · MAGNVS · · FR · ET · NAV · REX ·, armored and draped bust right; traces of (erased?) signature on truncation of bust / COLONIA MADAGASCARICA, zebu bull standing left, head facing; ebony tree and landscape in background; · 1665 · in exergue. Jacquiot fig. 1, b; Jones II 242 var. (obv. type; same rev. die); ANS 0000.999.44214 (for a much later restrike). Chocolate brown surfaces with bluish tone and some brilliance. Choice EF. Very rare, particularly with this obverse.
From an English private collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar, formed from the 1960s to the present. Ex Palombo 9 (26 June 2010), lot 495.
Jones notes that Warin was commissioned to make a smaller size in addition to the larger type offered in the previous lot. He illustrates a medal from the same reverse die as the present piece, but combined with an obverse intended for a naval medal. Despite the lack of a signature, Jones assigns that medal to Warin.
From an English private collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar, formed from the 1960s to the present. Ex Palombo 9 (26 June 2010), lot 495.
Jones notes that Warin was commissioned to make a smaller size in addition to the larger type offered in the previous lot. He illustrates a medal from the same reverse die as the present piece, but combined with an obverse intended for a naval medal. Despite the lack of a signature, Jones assigns that medal to Warin.