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Beautiful Bronze (c. 1720) Betts Medal Betts-37 France. (circa 1720) La Regiment de la Calotte or Jo

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Beautiful Bronze (c. 1720) Betts Medal Betts-37 France. (circa 1720) La Regiment de la Calotte or Jo
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Beautiful Bronze (c. 1720) Betts Medal
Betts-37 France. (circa 1720) La Regiment de la Calotte or John Law Satirical Medal. Betts-37, Adams S-3 (B.). Bronze. 42 mm. MS-62 PCGS. Obv: crowned Folly or jester sitting on throne of France, fool’s staff in raised left hand, clouds below, RIDERE REGNARE EST (to laugh is to rule) arcs above, J.C. ROETTIERS FECIT in tiny Spencerian script at bottom rim. Rev: comical Arms at center, monkey in court dress on each side, LUNA DUCE AUSPICE MOMO (under the guidance of the moon and the auspices of Momus) arcs above. According to information supplied on the internet by Classical Numismatic Group, this medal was “Most likely struck for the Régiment de la Calotte, a festive and carnival society of military origin. This medal has been traditionally ascribed to John Law, the famous Scottish economist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Surrounded by a bad reputation for the disastrous results of his financial and economic adventures – such as the Mississippi bubble – he is now considered to have been a forerunner in his field. The whimsical nature of this medal could be viewed as a satire upon Law, but the later attribution is indeed accurate, as the reverse bears the coat-of-arms and banner of the jovial French society.”
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