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E-auction 150-89369 - fjt_282964 - LOVE AND MARRIAGE Quinaire du mariage de Napoléon et de Marie-Louise 1810
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 36 € |
| Maximum bid : | 37 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 February 2016 19:15:30 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Quinaire du mariage de Napoléon et de Marie-Louise
Date: 1810
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,60 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : NAPOLEON EMPEREUR.
Obverse description : Tête de Napoléon lauré à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI - M. LOUISE D'AUTRICHE - 1810.
Reverse description : Les deux époux habillés à l'antique à coté d'un autel flammé gravé d'un carquois, d'une torche et d'un arc.
Commentary
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. On notera que la gravure de celui-ci est tellement fine et respectueuse de la subtilité des tissus antiques que l’on remarque sans peine, à la loupe, le nombril de l’impératrice sous le tissu arachnéen.
With these small tokens distributed to the crowd at the wedding, the Emperor rediscovered the Roman use of quinarius, coins of reduced size and weight which were most likely used during the donativa. It should be noted that the engraving of this one is so fine and respectful of the subtlety of ancient fabrics that one can easily notice, with a magnifying glass, the navel of the Empress under the spidery fabric
With these small tokens distributed to the crowd at the wedding, the Emperor rediscovered the Roman use of quinarius, coins of reduced size and weight which were most likely used during the donativa. It should be noted that the engraving of this one is so fine and respectful of the subtlety of ancient fabrics that one can easily notice, with a magnifying glass, the navel of the Empress under the spidery fabric
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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