fjt_048553 - CHAMBRE AUX DENIERS 1677
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Date: 1677
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Rarity : R3
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV signé AVRY. F [n°180].
Obverse translation : Louis XIV, par la grâce de Dieu, roi de France et de Navarre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : QVOS. ALIT. ILLVSTRAT ; À L'EXERGUE : CHAM. AVX DEN 1677.
Reverse description : Trois vases à une et deux anses et une grande corbeille, remplissant le champ, sous la pluie.
Commentary
Portrait exceptionnel de haut relief et de toute beauté. Il semble que ce soit le seul type pour lequel Feuardent référence ce buste excessivement rare.
An exceptional portrait of high relief and great beauty. It seems to be the only type for which Feuardent references this extremely rare bust.
An exceptional portrait of high relief and great beauty. It seems to be the only type for which Feuardent references this extremely rare bust.
Historical background
CHAMBRE AUX DENIERS
The Chambre aux deniers is "a kind of Accounting Chamber established for the personal expenses of the king or rather of the Hôtel du roi" (Charles Préau, Study on the Chambre aux deniers du roi du XIIe au XVIe siècle). It is also called "chambre aux deniers de l'hôtel" and has been established regularly since the reign of Saint Louis. The expenses of the offices, Bakery, Échansonnerie, Kitchen, Fruiterie, Stable and Pound, are regulated by the Chamber of the deniers which was made deliver funds by the Chamber of the Treasury.
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