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

Henri iii, 1627, a copper medal, unsigned [by P. Regnier], bust right, reverse flaming heart on altar, surmounted by a crown and attended by two priests, 34mm (Jones 109; Maz. II, 890). Very fine, obverse better, lightly patinated (£25-35)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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The body of Henri III, who died in 1589, was not buried at St Denis until after Henri IV’s death in 1610. The medal commemorates the fact that Charles Benoise carried Henri III’s heart to the Church of Saint-Cloud