CNG 85, Lot: 1576. Estimate $200. Sold for $290. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART (ORANGE). Louis XIV. King of France, 1643-1715. Æ Medal (41mm, 32.49 g, 12h). Reception of James II by Louis XIV. By J. Mauger. Dated 1689. LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRITIANISSIMUS ·, bare head right; I·MAVGER·F· below / PERFUGIUM REGIBUS · (Refuge for Kings), Gallia standing left, inviting James II and Mary, holding Prince James, into her tent; coats-of-arms of Britain and France to left and right, respectively; IAC · II · M · BR · REX CUM REG ·/CONI · ET PR · WALLIAE/IN GALL · RECEPTUS/M · DC ·LXXXIX · in four lines in exergue. MI 652/8 (William & Mary); Eimer 304. EF, brown surfaces.

From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.

Following James' forced exile from England, his royal Catholic counterpart in France, Louis XIV, received him along with his family–Mary, the Queen consort, and James, the Prince of Wales. His supporters in England attempted to assassinate William in 1696, their failure ultimately reducing the support for his cause. The following year, Louis made peace with William, undermining James’ attempts to regain the throne.