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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3379522, member: 14873"] ……………………From my web page: Queen Anne (1702-1714) bronze medal by Jean Dassier c. mid 1700s <img src="http://jp29.org/000annes.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Diameter: 40.16mm, Weight: 29.07gm Obverse depiction: Bust of Queen Anne, facing left, wearing royal regalia and crownInscription: ANNA DG M BR FR ET HIB REGINA(Ann, by the grace of God Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland) Reverse depiction: sarcophagus surmounted by Victory recording Queen Anne's deeds during her reign while seated on a cannon barrel amidst a pile of captured arms, standards and cannons. Above is depiction of Fame blowing her trumpet.Inscription on side of sarcophagus:NATA 6 FEBR 1665CORONAT 23 APR 1702MORT 1 AVG 1714(Dates of Birth, Coronation and Death) Notes:1. I have included this Dassier medal which has a beautifully rendered portrait of Queen Anne. It also has a very interesting, reverse depiction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/QUOTE]