FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XII (1498-1514). Antique cast, visit of Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne to Lyon on 15 March 1500, by Lyon artists (N. Leclerc, J. de Saint Priest and J. Lepère) 1499, Lyon. Av. + FELICE. LVDOVICO. REGNATE. DVODECIMO. CESARE. ALTERO. GAVDET. OMNIS. NACIO. Bust of King Louis XII on the right, wearing a mortarboard with the royal crown and the collar of the Order of Saint Michael. The field is strewn with fleurs-de-lis, under the bust a lion (arms of the City) facing left. Rv. + LVGDVN. REPVBLICA. GAVDETE. BIS. ANNA. REGNANTE. BENIGNE. SIC. FVI. CONFLATA. (date). Left bust of Anne of Brittany, veiled and crowned. The field is sown with fleurs-de-lis, under the bust a lion (arms of the City) turned to the left. Mazerolle 27 - Kress 527 - Pollard 600-601 - Jones 15 - Tricou 4 ; Bronze - 464.3 g - 112.4 mm - 12 h With suspension hole at 12 o'clock. Fine style and old cast, detailed, with a mahogany brown patina. Traces on the edge and scrolls. Almost Superb. This medal, with the right of Louis XII was offered to the sovereigns by the city of Lyon during their visit and was made by several artists from Lyon: Nicolas Leclerc, Jean de Saint-Priest, Jean and Colin Lepère. On 15 March 1500, the city presented Queen Anne with a copy of this gold medal (later lost). Copies were then cast in silver, bronze and lead. Mazerolle (Tome I, page 4, no. 7) quotes a document in the archives of the city of Lyon relating to the commissioning of this medal, and even indicating the amount paid to the artists: "Wednesday XVIII March 1499, after dinner, in the common ossel, the councillors agreed with Jehan Lepère and Nicolas Leclerc, image cutters, to make the medal ordered to be given to the Queen, the King on one side and the Queen on the other, with a seed of fleur-de-lys and armigers, as appropriate, and a lion below on each side, within the circuit of the escipture ; which escsipture will be advised and given to them. This medal will be made as soon as possible. The paries ordered to Monsieur le tresorier for payment to the persons named below, today the XXVIth day of March mil IIIIcIIXX nineteen. To Maitres Nicolas and Jehan de Saint-Priest, ymaigeurs, for the facon size of the pourtraictz and molles to make the medal of the gift and present made to the said lady, IIII escuz d'or worth vii livres / To Jehan Lepère, goldsmith, the sum of eight escuz d'or worth XIIII livres tournois, to him lauxcz and ordered by Messieurs les conseillers, both for the making of the gold medal given and presented by ladicte ville to ladicte dame at her joyful coming of her second reign, and for the descalle of gold and other things of this piece, for this icy, XIIII livres..... (9th April). Paid to Jean Lepère, eight escuz, and he will give a copper and lead coin".