fjt_04948 - ARTOIS STATES OF...) Guerre de succession d'Espagne 1656
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Price : 38.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 38.00 €
Type : Guerre de succession d'Espagne
Date: 1656
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 27,1 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : L. 14. F. ET. N. MONARCHA. HISPA. VIC. COM. ARTESIAE.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV inédit proche du N° 143, type Guéant Prieur 226F.
Obverse translation : Louis XIV de France et de Navarre Monarque d'Espagne Vicomte d'Artois.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LVMINE. SIGNAT. ITER. 1656.
Reverse description : Etoile rayonnante entre des nuages.
Reverse translation : Par ses rayons, il indique le chemin.
Commentary
Par cette légende absolument exceptionnelle, Louis XIV rappelle pendant la guerre de succession d'Espagne qu'il est le petits-fils de Philippe III. Sans se donner le titre de Rex, il prend celui de monarque d'Espagne, complètement inusité mais parfaitement clair. Il utilise aussi un revers parfaitement explicite.
With this absolutely exceptional legend, Louis XIV reminded everyone during the War of the Spanish Succession that he was the grandson of Philip III. Without giving himself the title of Rex, he took that of monarch of Spain, completely unusual but perfectly clear. He also used a perfectly explicit reverse
With this absolutely exceptional legend, Louis XIV reminded everyone during the War of the Spanish Succession that he was the grandson of Philip III. Without giving himself the title of Rex, he took that of monarch of Spain, completely unusual but perfectly clear. He also used a perfectly explicit reverse







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