bry_1015084 - THE CONVENTION Six livres dit "au génie" s.d. Marseille
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Type : Six livres dit "au génie"
Date: (1794)
Date: s.d. 2e
Mint name / Town : Marseille
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 29,25 g.
Edge : LIBERTE (bonnet phrygien) (rinceau) ÉGALITÉ. (niveau) (rinceau)
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Cette pièce de six livres est frappée sur un flan régulier. Défaut de flan sur le socle et autour du X de SIX. Monnaie présentant des hairlines suite à un nettoyage
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Joël Dietrich (1948-2020)
Obverse
Obverse legend : .REPUBLIQUE FRANÇOISE. / (MG). L'AN II. (MM).
Obverse description : SIX / LIVRES. / - / MA, en trois lignes dans le champ, dans une couronne de chêne.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REGNE - DE LA LOI..
Reverse description : Génie gravant la Constitution posée sur un autel à droite, entre un faisceau de licteur sommé d'un bonnet phrygien et un coq.
Commentary
Monnaie sans millésime particulièrement rare pour la monnaie de Marseille. Un décret de la Convention nationale du 8 décembre 1793 demanda la suppression de “l’ère vulgaire”. Dans une circulaire du 24 décembre 1793, l’agence des monnaies demanda d’effacer la date chrétienne directement dans les poinçons à l’aide de meule (Clairand, MRF, n° 37100, p. 1136).
Coin without a date, particularly rare for the Marseille mint. A decree of the National Convention of December 8, 1793, requested the abolition of the “vulgar era.” In a circular of December 24, 1793, the mint agency requested that the Christian date be erased directly from the punches using a grindstone (Clairand, MRF, no. 37100, p. 1136)
Coin without a date, particularly rare for the Marseille mint. A decree of the National Convention of December 8, 1793, requested the abolition of the “vulgar era.” In a circular of December 24, 1793, the mint agency requested that the Christian date be erased directly from the punches using a grindstone (Clairand, MRF, no. 37100, p. 1136)
Historical background
THE CONVENTION
(21/09/1792-26/10/1795)
The Republic was proclaimed on September 22, 1792 by the Convention. France declares war on England, Holland and Spain in February and March 1793. The first coalition against France is made up of England, Holland, Austria, Russia, Spain , Prussia, Austria and Savoy. The French annex the Rhineland and Basel. Dumouriez, beaten at Neerwinden on March 18, decreed of accusation, goes over to the enemy. On March 10, 1793, the Revolutionary Tribunal was set up, then the Public Safety Committee on April 6. Marat was assassinated by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793. The end of the government of the Girondins on May 31 and June 2 brought their trial and execution on October 31. This is the beginning of the federalist movement in the provinces. Marseilles is taken on August 25 and Lyons on October 17. The Vendeans, who had taken Saumur on June 9, were crushed at Cholet on October 17. The mass levy was decreed on August 23. On September 5, the Convention establishes the Terror.
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