FRANCE. Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Medal (Bronze, 50 mm, 51.20 g, 12 h), unsigned, but by Jean Warin, undated, but 1671. LVD∙MAGNVS∙ ∙FR∙ET∙NAV∙REX Bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Louis XIV to right. Rev. ACVNCTIS∙IAM∙TVTA∙PROCELLIS (=now safe from all storms) View of the port of Dunkerque and its fortifications. Ménestrier 21, 3. Trésor II, X, 7-8. Rare. Attractively toned. Minor deposits on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collection of a Bon Vivant, ex Rauch 111, 1 December 2020, 1395.

Oddly enough, this medal's reverse is said by some to show the harbour of Marseille, while other authorities, followed here, ascribe it to Dunkerque!