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Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 442

France, Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), Bronze Medal, 1631, by J. Warin, • ARMANVS IOAN • CARD • DE RICIIELIEV •, draped and capped bust right, rev. o MENS SIDERA VOLVIT •, angel or cherub directing the revolution of the planets around the world, date in exergue, 50mm, 42.73g (Blanchet-Dieudonné III, p. 176; Forrer VI p. 361; Jones II 187; Kress 576; Molinari 251), scratched to reverse field, dark patina in recesses, about very fine

Provenance

The Micheal Hall Collection, Baldwin's, Auction 64, 4 May 2010, lot 348



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Estimate
£100 to £200

Starting price
£80