Coin with bust of Louis XIII, print, Obverse of a coin with bust in profile of Louis XIII, issued on the occasion of the birth of Louis XIV in 1638., printmaker: Gerard Edelinck, Paris, after drawing by Antoine Coypel, 1702, paper, engraving, height 56 mm x width 53 mm, Person, Louis XIII (King of France), A circular engraved medallion contains a profile bust of a man facing right with long wavy hair and a mustache, rendered with fine parallel lines for shading; concentric decorative rings surround the portrait and the background within the inner circle is filled with closely spaced horizontal lines; the paper shows light aging and small specks and the lower area outside the medallion is mostly blank with subtle texture.
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Coin with bust of Louis XIII, print, Obverse of a coin with bust in profile of Louis XIII, issued on the occasion of the birth of Louis XIV in 1638., printmaker: Gerard Edelinck, Paris, after drawing by Antoine Coypel, 1702, paper, engraving, height 56 mm x width 53 mm, Person, Louis XIII (King of France), A circular engraved medallion contains a profile bust of a man facing right with long wavy hair and a mustache, rendered with fine parallel lines for shading; concentric decorative rings surround the portrait and the background within the inner circle is filled with closely spaced horizontal lines; the paper shows light aging and small specks and the lower area outside the medallion is mostly blank with subtle texture.

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Coin bust Louis XIII print Obverse coin profile issued occasion birth Louis XIV 1638 printmaker Gerard Edelinck Paris drawing Antoine Coypel 1702 paper engraving height 56 mm x width 53 mm Person King France circular engraved medallion contains profile bust man facing right long wavy hair mustache rendered fine parallel lines shading concentric decorative rings surround portrait background within inner circle filled closely spaced horizontal lines light aging small specks lower area outside medallion mostly blank subtle texture

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