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Description: | Counter commemorating French ships being seized by the Dutch. Obverse: Bust of Admiral C�sar, Duc de Vend�me (1594-1665), with long hair, in a lace collar and mantle with ribbon and order (right). Legend: 'CESAR . DVC . DE . VANDOSME.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of an antique vessel with single mast and sail. Legend: 'SVAM . NON . INVIDET . ASTRIS .' (She does not envy the stars their glory.) Exergue: '1658.'
caption: Counter commemorating French ships being seized by the Dutch, 1658; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating French ships being seized by the Dutch, 1658; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Duc C�sar de Vend�me | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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