Counter commemorating the Anglo-Dutch-Austrian coalition
Counter commemorating the Anglo-Dutch-Austrian coalition. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in a long wig, low collar, armour and mantle (right). Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE . BOURBON . C . DE . TOULOUZE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: Amphitrite seated in a two-horsed sea car, her right hand extended holding a wreath; above, cherub heads blowing wind, one (left) showing an arm and wing. Legend: 'AQVILONVM . DESPICIT . IRAS.' (She despises the fury of the winds.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1702.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0621 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Roussel, H. |
Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Grand Alliance, 1702 |
Date made: | 1702 |
People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |
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