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Counter commemorating the Marquis de Forville at Messina
Counter commemorating the Marquis de Forville at Messina. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . MAGNVS . REX.' Reverse: Neptune with raised trident driving his two-horsed car; in exergue crossed palm branches. Legend: 'AEQUORA LUSTRANDO PACAT.' (The waters grow calm under his progress.) Exergue: Crossed palm branches.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0616 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roussel, H. |
| Date made: | 1700 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France; Fortia, Alphonse de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |