E-auction 631-628676 - CANALS AND WATERWAY TRANSPORT Le Canal de Provence 1767
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Type : Le Canal de Provence
Date: 1767
Metal : silver
Diameter : 31,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 14,61 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Le droit est d’aspect superbe !
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUDOVICUS. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISSIMUS.
Obverse description : Buste de Louis XV à droite, la tête laurée ; au-dessous signature RÖETTIERS FILIUS.
Obverse translation : (Louis XV, roi très chrétien).
Reverse
Reverse legend : RESURGO ; À L’EXERGUE : CANAL DE PROVENCE/ M. DCC. LXVII..
Reverse description : Phénix s’envolant d’un bûcher.
Reverse translation : (Je me relève).
Commentary
Le canal de Provence fait dériver les eaux du Verdon, à partir de Gréoux-les-Bains pour l'alimentation en eau de Toulon, d'Aix-en-Provence et de Marseille.