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Counter commemorating the Anglo-Dutch-Austrian coalition
Counter commemorating the Anglo-Dutch-Austrian coalition. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in a long wig, low collar, armour and mantle (right). Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE . BOURBON . C . DE . TOULOUZE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: Amphitrite seated in a two-horsed sea car, her right hand extended holding a wreath; above, cherub heads blowing wind, one (left) showing an arm and wing. Legend: 'AQVILONVM . DESPICIT . IRAS.' (She despises the fury of the winds.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1702.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0621 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roussel, H. |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Grand Alliance, 1702 |
| Date made: | 1702 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |