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Type : La façade du Louvre
Date: n.d.
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVD. XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV non signé [n° 163 var.].
Obverse translation : Louis XIV, par la grâce de Dieu, roi de France et de Navarre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : NIL. MORTALE. CANAM ; À L'EXERGUE : AEDIFICIORVM. REGIS.
Reverse description : La renommée debout de face sur le fronton (du Louvre?).
Reverse translation : Je ne chanterais rien de mortel.
Commentary
Ce jeton dont le buste est très rare doit dater des alentours de 1665.
This token, whose bust is very rare, must date from around 1665.
This token, whose bust is very rare, must date from around 1665.
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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