fjt_129130 - BÂTIMENTS DU ROI Jeton Cu 27, bâtiments du roi - travaux sur l’aqueduc de Maintenon 1685
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Type : Jeton Cu 27, bâtiments du roi - travaux sur l’aqueduc de Maintenon
Date: 1685
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,04 g.
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS. - MAGNVS. REX..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV, signé R, type Guéant Prieur 364B.
Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, Roi.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ATTOLIT. FLVMINA. MONTES. DEPRIMIT ; À L'EXERGUE : ÆDIFICIA. REGIA. M.DCLXXXV.
Reverse description : Travaux sur l'aqueduc de Maintenon.
Reverse translation : Il élève les eaux et abaisse les montagnes ; à l'exergue : bâtiments du roi 1685.
Commentary
En 1684 sont entrepris les travaux dits de la rivière d'Eure et aqueduc de Maintenon, destinés à alimenter Versailles en eau. Ils sont rapidement interrompus pour n'être achevés qu'en 1694.
In 1684, the works known as the Eure River and Maintenon Aqueduct were undertaken, intended to supply Versailles with water. They were quickly interrupted and were not completed until 1694.
In 1684, the works known as the Eure River and Maintenon Aqueduct were undertaken, intended to supply Versailles with water. They were quickly interrupted and were not completed until 1694.
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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