Coins and Historical Medals

Birth of the Dauphin (Prince Louis Joseph), 1781, a silver medal by B. Duvivier, facing busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, rev. seated female figure holding the infant prince, 42mm, 38.88g (BDM I, 686). About extremely fine, toned £150-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of French Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Prince Louis Joseph, first son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, died of tuberculosis in 1789, aged 7