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Francis Christopher de Levi, Duc de Dampville, 1658. B.39

From Stack's January 2006 Auction, Session 1 on Jan 16, 2006

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Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 13 → The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection of Betts Medals, Part I: Medals Illustrative of Early American History → The New World 1556 - 1745: Discovery, Conquest and Occupation

Francis Christopher de Levi, Duc de Dampville, 1658. B.39. Obverse signed I. HARDY F. 1658. Silver....Francis Christopher de Levi, Duc de Dampville, 1658. B.39. Obverse signed I. HARDY F. 1658. Silver. 49.7 mm. 597.0 gns. Obverse: Armored bust of de Dampville. The inscription around names him PROREX AMERICAE (''Viceroy of America''). Reverse: De Dampville's arms beneath a ducal coronet. Choice Extremely Fine. Thin flan. Edge plain, filed. Planchet dumb. The only medal struck for an Intendant of La Nouvelle France (Canada). Mr. Ford believed this to be an original striking (compare the next for a restrike in a later obverse state). The cataloguer notes multiple rust spots on both sides.

Ex Claude Silberstein on October 18, 1988.

Lot # 689 Session 1
Hammer Price: $11,000.00

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