France Medal 1646 The Siege of Piombino & Portolongone. Top Pop! PCGS MS63

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Certification details

PCGS Certification number: 52656067

Grade: MS63

Nominal value: Medal

Year: 1646

Diameter: 41.1

Name: "1646" Medal Divo-22 Bronzed AE

Country: France

Material: Bronzed

Major Variety: Divo-22 Bronzed AE

Catalog Number: PCGS 996331

PCGS Catalog Number: 996331

1646, France, Louis XIV. The Siege of Piombino & Portolongone. Copper Medal. PCGS MS-63!

Mint Year: 1646
Medallist: J. Mauger
References: Divo LXIV# 22.
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-63!
Denomination: Medal - Royal Treasury / Agriculture
Material: Copper
Diameter: 41mm
Weight: 26gm


Obverse: Young bust of Louis XIV right. Medallist´s signature ( J.MAVGER.F.) below.
Legend: LUDOVICUS XIIII . XV . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS .

Reverse: Allegorical figures of France, seated with cornucopia and spear in hands guarding earth globe with map of Italy behind her. To her right victory holding two crowns floating in front of clouds. In background mountainous landscape.
Legend: FIRMATA SOCIORUM FIDES • ("The loyalty of the allies is strengthened.")
Exergue: PLUMBINO ET PORTULONG • EXPUGN • M•DC•XLVI•



The Siege of Piombino and Portolongone in 1646 was a significant military operation during the Franco-Spanish War (part of the broader Thirty Years' War), where French forces sought to break Spanish control over coastal Italy and the Mediterranean.

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