SINCONA Auction 96
SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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| Starting price | 300 CHF |
| Opening bid | 300 CHF |
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Description
Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Silver Medal 1558, 56.80 g. Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Dauphin Francis. By J. B. Salmson. Early 19th century restrike by the Paris mint. Busts of Mary, draped, and Francis of France, armoured, face to face, crown above. FRAN . ET . MA . D . G . RR . SCOTOR DELPHIN . VIEN . Rv. Shields of the couple, crowned, between F and M crowned. FECIT . VTRAQVE . VNVM . 1558. Plain edge. 50.7 mm. Eimer 40. MI i 92/5. FDC / Mint State. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina / Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.
From the auction Spink 6029, London, March 2006, lot 286.
From the auction Glendining, London, November 1989, lot 432a.
Mary, Queen of Scots, married the Dauphin Francis of France on 24 April 1558, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. This union was politically significant, as it strengthened the alliance between Scotland and France against England (also known as Auld Alliance).
@@@@####The dies of this medal are preserved in the Mint at Paris, and were executed in the early part of this century.