Counter commemorating the galleys escape from the plague at Marseilles

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Counter commemorating the galleys escape from the plague at Marseilles

Counter commemorating the galleys escape from the plague at Marseilles. Obverse: Youthful bust of King Louis XV with long curls, in armour (right). 'LUD . XV . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Four sea maidens throwing themselves into the water from a sinking galley. Legend: 'DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS.' (God permitted them to go at liberty.) Exergue: 'GALERES . 1723 .'

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0654
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Counter
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Roettier, J.C.; Bernard, J.
Places:	France
Events:	Great Plague of Marseille, 1720
Date made:	1723
People:	King Louis XV of France
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 29 mm