Auction 12 XII Medal auction
By Alarcón Subastas
Oct 10, 2023
Lagasca 36. 28001 Madrid Spain
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LOT 31:

D. Chardigny
Henri François Xavier de Belsunce (1671-1755) ...


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Henri François Xavier de Belsunce (1671-1755) French Jesuit and Bishop of Marseille

Signed: "D. CHARDIGNY F." Bronze; diam.: 41 mm; 38 gr.


H. F. X. DE BELZUNCE NÉ EN 1671 MORT EN 1755 / D. CHARDIGNY F. (front).


PESTE DE 1720. / A / BELZUNCE / MARSEILLE TOUJOURS / RECONNOISSANTE / PAR LES SOINS DE / M.R LE COMTE DE VILLENEUVE PREFET / 1821 (back).


The effigy depicted is of Henri François Xavier de Belsunce (1671-1755), French Jesuit and Bishop of Marseille.


Work by the French medallist D. Chardigny.

Weight:  38 gr