Live auction - fjt_477861 - BURGUNDY - TOWNS AND GENTRY Jeton AR 30, P. Grassin, seigneur de Mormant n.d.

BURGUNDY - TOWNS AND GENTRY Jeton AR 30, P. Grassin, seigneur de Mormant MS

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	10 April 2018 17:38:25

Type : Jeton AR 30, P. Grassin, seigneur de Mormant

Date: (1707-1713)

Date: n.d.

Metal : brass

Diameter : 30 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 9,78 g.

Edge : Lisse

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Patine gris clair

Catalogue references :

F.10208 var. METAL - Corre.2177 - Florange 3711

Obverse

Obverse legend : P. GRASSIN. ECER. - S. DE. MORMANT..

Obverse description : Tête à droite, au-dessous signature N. R..

Reverse

Reverse legend : CHARLOTTE. - DVPUY. DE. DIGNY.

Reverse description : Buste féminin de Charlotte Dupuy à gauche drapée avec une coiffure élaborée, au-dessous signature N. R..

Commentary

La tranche est lisse, manque au Feuardent et au Corre, il s’agit peut-être d’une refrappe ?
Le seul élément de datation que nous ayons pour ce jeton est la signature du graveur, en l'occurrence N. R. pour Norbert Röettiers qui est graveur général à partir de 1703. Suivant les auteurs, ce jeton est daté de 1707 (Florange) à 1713 (Feuardent). Pierre Grassin est baron d'Arcis et Dieuville-sur-Aube, seigneur de Mormant, directeur général des Monnaies de France. Sa famille aurait été originaire de Sens d'après J. Florange. Sa femme est Charlotte Dupuy d'Igny
Les jetons avec bustes de personnes autres que les membres de la famille royale sont évidement de toute rareté, le coût de gravure des coins étant à l’époque, comme aujourd’hui, prohibitif.
The edge is smooth, missing from the Feuardent and Corre, perhaps it is a re-strike? The only dating element we have for this token is the signature of the engraver, in this case NR for Norbert Röettiers who was general engraver from 1703. According to the authors, this token is dated from 1707 (Florange) to 1713 (Feuardent). Pierre Grassin is Baron of Arcis and Dieuville-sur-Aube, Lord of Mormant, Director General of the Mints of France. His family would have been from Sens according to J. Florange. His wife is Charlotte Dupuy d'Igny. Tokens with busts of people other than members of the royal family are obviously very rare, the cost of engraving the dies being at the time, as today, prohibitive.