Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 123 23-24 May 2023
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MADAGASCAR, Colonial. French. Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Lot of two (2) Æ Medals. The Colonization of Madagascar. By J. Mauger. Dated 1665 (in Roman numerals), though struck 1702. LUDOVICUS XIIII · REX CHRISTIANISS ·, bare head right / COLONIA MADAGASCARICA, zebu bull standing left, head facing; ebony tree in background; M · DC · LXV · in exergue. Jacquiot fig. 1, c; Jones II p. 226, fig. 43
a) Thin flan (41mm, 25.66 g, 12h)
b) Thick flan (41mm, 34/46 g, 12h). 19th century restrike(?), with slightly more deterioration of reverse die
. Both medals: Richly toned. EF.
From an English private collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar, formed from the 1960s to the present.
a) Thin flan (41mm, 25.66 g, 12h)
b) Thick flan (41mm, 34/46 g, 12h). 19th century restrike(?), with slightly more deterioration of reverse die
. Both medals: Richly toned. EF.
From an English private collection of coins and medals relating to Madagascar, formed from the 1960s to the present.