HENRI IV AND MARIE DE MÉDICIS August 2, 1589 - May 14, 1610 - Lot 306

HENRI IV AND MARIE DE MÉDICIS August 2, 1589 - May 14, 1610 HENRI. IIII R. CHRIST. MARIA. AVGVSTA. Joined busts of Henri IV, cuirassed with decorated flat collar, and Marie de Médicis. Signature: G. DVPRE. F. and 1603 engraved on the arm. R/. .PROPAGO. - IMPERI "Perpetuity of the Empire". Henri IV in Mars standing, armored in the antique style and holding a spear. He holds the hand of Marie de Médicis as Pallas, armored and dressed in antique style, helmeted. A child in the center, their son Louis XIII, holding a helmet at arm's length and his foot on a dauphin. Eagle holding a crown in its beak above. In exergue: 1603. Smooth edge. ♦ Mazerolle 639 - TNG II, pl. III, no. 4 Bronze medal with bélière 1603 Guillaume DUPRÉ. Anniversaire du dauphin. Ø 66.09 mm (57.47 g) Later cast. Beautiful portraits. Very handsome.