Auction Highlights

Lugdunum Auction, June 9th 2021

The Calaisienne: an exceptional medal from the end of the Hundred Year's war (video).

The Supremacy medal: a very rare English gold medal from Henry VIII (video).

The Justitia Medal: a very rare French gold medal from Louis XIII by Guillaume Dupré (video).

The medal of Opulence: a very artistic gold medal of Marie de Medici (video).

A small group of exceptional medals with prestigious provenance

These medals are part of a small group of exceptional medals assembled at the beginning of the 20th Century by the famous art collector, numismatist and benefactress Martine, Comtesse de Béhague, 1870-1939.

They will be offered for sale in our coming Lugdunum auction taking place in later spring 2021.

The consignor has generously decided to donate the proceeds of the sale of this medal to help support the reconstruction and restoration of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris.