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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 58618, member: 283&quot;]Firstly, The Palace of Versailles was not built until the mid - late 1600&#039;s so a medal showing the building AND dated 1627 means that the medal simply wasn&#039;t struck in 1627. Another significant contributing factor to the belief that the medal was struck post 1627 is that `Ludovicus Magnus&#039; is Louis XIIII (1643 -1715).</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a medal struck by F Molart (a medallist / engraver) probably commissioned by Louis on the completion of the palace or shortly afterwards (late 1680&#039;s or 1690&#039;s). However, I can also guarantee that there are&nbsp; `modern&#039;&nbsp; re-strikes / replicas of the same medal (by modern I mean 1880&#039;s to present time).</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s it worth? Difficult to say without a) knowing if it is an original or a re-strike and b) it&#039;s general condition.&nbsp; I&#039;m no expert on medals in any event and would be pushing my knowledge to the max by saying any more than I have. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, get hold of a magnifying glass and have a look at the edge of the medal. If there are any marks&nbsp; / words impressed into the edge then it is most definitely a replica. That does not mean that it has no value. Some re-strikes of such medals have very low mintages. </p><p><br /></p><p>Why don&#039;t you post an image for us to look at?</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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