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Maine, Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine 1705
Type : Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine
Date : 1705
Métal : cuivre rouge
Diamètre : 28 mm
Axe des coins : 6 h. Tranche : lisse
Obverse Titulature: LOUIS AUG. DE BOURBON DUC DU MAYNE GD. ME. DE. L'ARTRIE. Description: Bust to the right of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon signed H.R.F.
Reverse Titulature: NON SATIS EST TENUISSE SEMEL ; À L'EXERGUE : ARTILLERIE. MDCCV. Description reverse: Jupiter armed with two thunderbolts, seated on the eagle and striking down a Titan.
Reverse translation: Sending lightning once is not enough.
In the War of the Spanish Succession, the year 1704 was marked by the taking of Verceil which capitulated on July 19 under the fire of the French artillery.
Source : https://www.cgb.fr/maine-louis-auguste-d...
Collection : XXIII Exonumia