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Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
French
probably 19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Metal; copper alloy
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 35 mm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Henry H. Fay
Accession Number13.832
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti (1749-1791), comte de Mirabeau. Beaded rim on both faces.
Obverse: Profile bust of Mirabeau looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "HONORE RIQUETTI MIRABEAU".
Reverse: Inscribed "MÉTAL/DE CLOCHE/FRAPPÉ L'AN 1[ ]/DE LA RÉPUBQUE./FRANÇISE, PAR/LES ARTISTES/RÉUNIS DE LYONS".
Obverse: Profile bust of Mirabeau looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "HONORE RIQUETTI MIRABEAU".
Reverse: Inscribed "MÉTAL/DE CLOCHE/FRAPPÉ L'AN 1[ ]/DE LA RÉPUBQUE./FRANÇISE, PAR/LES ARTISTES/RÉUNIS DE LYONS".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "HONORE RIQUETTI MIRABEAU".
Reverse: Inscribed "MÉTAL/DE CLOCHE/FRAPPÉ L'AN 1[ ]/DE LA RÉPUBQUE./FRANÇISE, PAR/LES ARTISTES/RÉUNIS DE LYONS".
Reverse: Inscribed "MÉTAL/DE CLOCHE/FRAPPÉ L'AN 1[ ]/DE LA RÉPUBQUE./FRANÇISE, PAR/LES ARTISTES/RÉUNIS DE LYONS".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)