Lot no. 1935
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XV (1715-1774). Medals and medallions of the Popes, set of 21 medals (unfinished series; 18 of 23 present and 3 additional) by F. de Saint-Urbain ND (before 1731), Nancy.
Av. Effigy of the Sovereign Pontiff, au naturel, with his titulature; signature S. V. sometimes.
Rv. Various allegorical motifs; sometimes signed S. V. sometimes.
Beaupré, 1867, series V; Bronze - c.35 g - 35 to 65 mm - 12 h
Series reconstituted by collection (the 2, 18, 19, 22 and 23 are missing, that is to say 18 on 23 envisaged, and 3 in more, varied of Clément XI), with some differences of patinas and quality, a specimen holed. Overall, superb.
Set including the following medals in 41 mm module (series made in Rome between 1687 and 1693, date of Saint-Urbain's return to Bologna): Saint Peter, Boniface VIII, Benedict XI, Clement V, John XXII, Benedict XII, Clement VI, Innocent VI, Urban V, Gregory XI, Urban VI, Boniface IX, Innocent VII, Gregory XII, Alexander V and of different modules: Clement XI and the meridian of Bologna (Year II), Clement XI (4 examples), Clement XII as knight of the Order of Christ
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