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Type : Jeton Cu 27, bâtiments du roi - porte Saint-Martin
Date: 1694
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,49 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS. - MAGNVS. REX..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV, signé R, type Guéant Prieur 418C.
Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, roi.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SAECLIS DECORA ALTA FVTVRIS. ; À L'EXERGUE : .AEDIFICIA. REGIA. .M.D.C.XCIV..
Reverse description : La Porte Saint-Martin.
Reverse translation : Un haut monument pour les siècles futurs ; à l'exergue : bâtiments du roi.
Commentary
Contremarque étoile. L'arc de triomphe du revers est dédié à Louis XIV pour célébrer les victoires remportées en Franche-Comté.
Le buste est rare.
Star countermark. The triumphal arch on the reverse is dedicated to Louis XIV to celebrate the victories won in Franche-Comté. The bust is rare.
Le buste est rare.
Star countermark. The triumphal arch on the reverse is dedicated to Louis XIV to celebrate the victories won in Franche-Comté. The bust is rare.
Historical background
BÂTIMENTS DU ROI
Under the Ancien Régime, the administration of the King's Buildings, dependent on the department of the House of the King, was mainly responsible for works ordered by the sovereign, in his residences in Paris or the surrounding area. There is an excellent article on wikipedia at http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A2timents_du_Roi.
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