Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, and Historical Medals

France, Erection of a Pyramid at Rome, 1664, a bronze medal by J. Mauger, bust of Louis XIV right, reverse seated figure with pyramid, 41mm (Divo 77; BDM III, 618). Very fine (£60-80)

Relates to a skirmish between the Papal Corsican guards and the guards of the French Ambassador in Rome, 1662