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jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: Bust of Francois de Vendome, facing right. Legend: 'FR . DE . VANDOSME . DVC . DE . BEAVFORT.' Reverse: The evening star shedding its rays over the calm sea; rocks in the foreground. Legend: '. A . SOLE . EST . QVOD . SPLENDEO . NAVTIS' (from the sun comes the brightness I shed on all sailors). Exergue: '1667'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1173 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| People: | Vendome, Francois de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 27 mm |