Live auction - fjt_015996 - ILE DE FRANCE - TOWNS AND GENTRY Augustin de Thou, Conseiller du Roi n.d.

ILE DE FRANCE - TOWNS AND GENTRY Augustin de Thou, Conseiller du Roi XF

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Estimate :	580 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	25 June 2024 16:49:00

Type : Augustin de Thou, Conseiller du Roi

Date: n.d.

Metal : silver plated copper

Diameter : 27 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R3

Catalogue references :

F.5622 - Corre.4683

Obverse

Obverse legend : MES AVGVSTIN D THOV CH C D R ESC P E D ESTAT.

Obverse description : Armes d'A. de Thou lambrequinées.

Reverse

Reverse legend : EST APIBVS PARS DIVINAE MENTIS.

Reverse description : Essaim autour d'une ruche.

Reverse translation : Les abeilles ont une part de l'âme divine.

Commentary

Selon wikipedia, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_de_Thou , Augustin de Thou était le fils de Jacques de Thou et de Geneviève Le Moyne, et avocat du Parlement de Paris.
Il portait le titre de seigneur de Bonneuil. En 1512, il devient seigneur de Villebon et décède à Paris le 6 mars 1554, et fut inhumé en l'église Saint-André-des-Arts[2]. Il est le père de Christophe et Nicolas de Thou.
According to Wikipedia, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_de_Thou , Augustin de Thou was the son of Jacques de Thou and Geneviève Le Moyne, and a lawyer of the Parliament of Paris. He held the title of Lord of Bonneuil. In 1512, he became Lord of Villebon and died in Paris on March 6, 1554, and was buried in the church of Saint-André-des-Arts[2]. He is the father of Christophe and Nicolas de Thou