Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Medals of the Early Colonial Period and the European Heritage, Compagnie Française des Indes Orientales, 1785, an octagonal silver jeton, unsigned, crowned shield supported by ancient sailor and warrior, rev. caduceus between crossed cornucopiæ within wreath, 35mm, 25.19g (Feuardent 1594). Very fine, toned £90-120

Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 1409