fjt_128929 - BÂTIMENTS DU ROI Jeton Cu 27, bâtiments du roi n.d.
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Price : 35.00 €
Type : Jeton Cu 27, bâtiments du roi
Date: n.d.
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,85 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : .LOVIS. LE. GRAND - .ROY. DE. FRANCE..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV, type Guéant Prieur 300A.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DOMOS. NON. AD. OTIA. ; À L'EXERGUE : AEDIFICATIO REGIA.
Reverse description : Un aigle sur son aire au sommet d'un mont.
Reverse translation : Des demeures non faites pour l'oisiveté ; à l'exergue : bâtiments du roi.
Commentary
Ce jeton au buste rare doit dater de 1679.
This token with a rare bust must date from 1679
This token with a rare bust must date from 1679
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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