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Counter commemorating the terror inspired by the French Fleet
Counter commemorating the terror inspired by the French fleet. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in a long tie-wig and a lion's skin as a mantle (right). Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE . BOURBON . C . DE . TOULOUZE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: Hercules (right) standing, his club raised, attacking three-headed Cerberus (left); landscape behind (right). Legend: 'TERRET HIENTES.' (He terrifies the beast with gaping jaws.) Exergue: 'MARINE . . 1704 .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0623 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean; Roussel, H. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1704 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |