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Victory of Anna over Louis XIV
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Victory of Anna over Louis XIV

anonymous · 1706 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver medal. Obverse: Anna, in the guise of armed Minerva with a palm of victory, topples Louis, depicted as a Roman warrior, within an inscription. Reverse: Abimelech is struck by a stone thrown by a woman from a tower; to the left, a servant called to his aid runs up to kill him, within an inscription; rim inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalSpaanse Successieoorlog
Credit lineOverwinning van Anna over Lodewijk XIV. 1706. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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