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France, André Hercule, Cardinal Fleury, 1736, a lead medal by J. Dassier, bust three-quarters left, rev. caduceus and implements, 54mm (Wurz. 2149); together with other miscellaneous medals, mostly French, in silver (2), base metal (12) [15]. First very fine, others in varied state (£40-60)

André-Hercule de Fleury (1653-1742), tutor to Louis XV and the guiding spirit in French politics from 1726 until his death