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Description: | Counter commemorating the war of the Spanish succession. Obverse: Short bust of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICVS . MAGNUS . REX.' Reverse: An eagle perched upon a rock, wings outspread, scaring the smaller birds away. Legend: 'ALARVM . FREMITV . FVGAT.' (She puts to flight by the noise of her wings.) Exergue: 'GALERES 1701.'
caption: Counter commemorating the war of the Spanish succession; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the war of the Spanish succession; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Roussel H. Louis XIV King of France | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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