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Description: | Counter commemorating the galleys escape from the plague at Marseilles. Obverse: Youthful bust of King Louis XV with long curls, in armour (right). 'LUD . XV . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Four sea maidens throwing themselves into the water from a sinking galley. Legend: 'DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS.' (God permitted them to go at liberty.) Exergue: 'GALERES . 1723 .'
caption: Medal commemorating the galleys escape from the plague at Marseilles; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the galleys escape from the plague at Marseilles; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | J. XV J.C. Louis Bernard Roettier | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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