Copper Medal of Dampville, Duke Francis de Levi, Paris. 1940.100.168

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1940.100.168

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 60.1
    • Diameter (in mm): 50

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Copper
  • Symbol: I. HARDY F

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: . FR . CHRIST . DE LEVI . D . DAMPVILLE . P . FRANC . PROREX . AMERICAE
    • Type: Armored bust of Dampville, right; signed below truncation I . HARDY . F. I658 .
    • Portrait: Dampville, Duke Francis de Levi

  • Reverse

    • Legend: . EXTE . ENIM . EXIET . DVX . QVI . REGAT . POPVLVM . MEVM .
    • Type: Shield with arms with an ermine mantle, surmounted by a ducal coronet.

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1940.100.168
  • Lot: 1940.100
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Eidlitz, Robert J.

Description

Duke of Dampville, Viceroy of America. Struck from original dies; plain edge, three obversedie cracks from center

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined