Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

FRANCE, Montesquieu, 1753, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, draped bust left, rev. Truth seated in cloud to left, Justice standing to right, 60mm (Eisler 357; BDM I, 511). Some marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Claremont Collection of Historical Medals.

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Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), French philosopher. Montesquieu came to England in late 1729 and stayed until the spring of 1731; it is very likely that he would have visited Claremont