E-auction 237-161073 - fjt_458647 - CANALS AND WATERWAY TRANSPORT Canal de Provence 1767

CANALS AND WATERWAY TRANSPORT Canal de Provence AU

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Estimate :	120 €
Price :	58 €
Maximum bid :	65 €
End of the sale :	30 October 2017 18:59:30
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : Canal de Provence

Date: 1767

Metal : gold plated silver

Diameter : 31,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

F.11424 - Guéant - Prieur654 A

Obverse

Obverse legend : LUDOVICUS. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISSIMUS.

Obverse description : Buste de Louis XV à droite, la tête laurée ; au-dessous signature RÖETTIERS FILIUS, type Guéant Prieur 654A.

Obverse translation : (Louis XV, roi très chrétien).

Reverse

Reverse legend : RESURGO.

Reverse description : Phénix s’envolant d’un bûcher ; à l’exergue : CANAL DE PROVENCE/ M. DCC. LXVII..

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.