E-auction 152-90961 - fjt_361009 - LOUIS XIII THE JUST 1638
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Estimate : | 40 € |
Price : | 15 € |
Maximum bid : | 26 € |
End of the sale : | 14 March 2016 19:17:00 |
bidders : | 2 bidders |
Date: 1638
Metal : copper
Diameter : 30 mm
Weight : 8,86 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUDOVICUS XIII. FR. ET NAV. REX..
Obverse description : Buste de Louis XIII vieux à gauche avec cuirasse décorée d'une tête de gorgone à l'égide et d'une gueule de lion sur l'épaulette inédit proche du N°101.
Obverse translation : Louis XIII Roi des Francs et de Navarre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : COELI MUNUS - LUDOVICUS DALPHINUS V. SEPT. 1638.
Reverse description : Un ange à droite apportant le dauphin Louis IV, futur Louis XIV de France, à celle-ci, assise.
Reverse translation : Le don du ciel.
Commentary
Ce portrait exceptionnel est l'un des plus réalistes connus du roi vieilli.