fjt_304426 - LOVE AND MARRIAGE Quinaire du mariage de Napoléon et de Marie-Louise, refrappe 1810
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Price : 35.00 €
Type : Quinaire du mariage de Napoléon et de Marie-Louise, refrappe
Date: 1810
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : (corne) ARGENT
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : NAPOLEON IER EMP. ET ROI.
Obverse description : Tête de Napoléon lauré à droite sans signature.
Reverse
Reverse legend : MDCCCX.
Reverse description : Un petit Amour transportant sur son dos un foudre tout à fait disproportionné.
Commentary
Jeton bizarre avec un lettrage au droit qui ne ressemble en rien à ce qui se faisait en 1810. Postérieur, c’est certain, mais qui, quand et pourquoi ? Le coin de revers semble original.
Avec ces petits jetons distribués à la foule lors du mariage, l'Empereur retrouvait l'usage romain des quinaires, monnaies de format et de poids réduits qui servaient très probablement lors des donativa.
A strange token with lettering on the obverse that bears no resemblance to what was done in 1810. Later, for sure, but who, when, and why? The reverse die seems original. With these small tokens distributed to the crowd at the wedding, the Emperor rediscovered the Roman use of quinarii, coins of reduced size and weight that were most likely used during the donativa
Avec ces petits jetons distribués à la foule lors du mariage, l'Empereur retrouvait l'usage romain des quinaires, monnaies de format et de poids réduits qui servaient très probablement lors des donativa.
A strange token with lettering on the obverse that bears no resemblance to what was done in 1810. Later, for sure, but who, when, and why? The reverse die seems original. With these small tokens distributed to the crowd at the wedding, the Emperor rediscovered the Roman use of quinarii, coins of reduced size and weight that were most likely used during the donativa
Historical background
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
It was customary in the past to give a treizain during the wedding mass. This treizain was blessed and signified entry into a community of property for the married couple. The treizain, which later became a medal or wedding token, was so called in honor of Jesus Christ and the twelve apostles. This practice continued until the first half of the 20th century. The reference work on the subject is the work of Jules Florange, Love and marriage in numismatics, Moulins, 1936 now replaced by that of Henri Térisse, La Numismatique du Mariage, Argenton-sur-Creuse 2008.
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