QUERY1850
Medal struck by Charles II
By L.
Voltaire, in his *Histoire de Charles XII.*, liv. 4., states that a medal was struck in commemoration of a victory which Charles XII. gained over the Russians, at a place named Hollosin, near the Boresthenes, in the year 1708. He adds that on one side of this medal was the epigraph, "Sylvæ, paludes, aggeres, hostes victi;" on the other the verse of Lucan:— "Victrices *copias* alium laturus in orbem." The verse of Lucan referred to is in lib. v. l.238.: "Victrices *aquilas* alium laturus in orbem." Query, Is the medal referred to by Voltaire known to exist? and if so, is the substitution of the…
Topics: Medals, Historical Events, Literature
Locations: Hollosin, Boresthenes