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Live auction - fjt_1006573 - MARIE-ANTOINETTE, QUEEN OF FRANCE Jeton de la reine REFRAPPE 1774
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | 100 € |
| Maximum bid : | 101 € |
| End of the sale : | 22 July 2025 19:28:19 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Jeton de la reine REFRAPPE
Date: 1774
Mint name / Town : Paris, Monnaie du Louvre
Metal : silver
Diameter : 33,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 19,17 g.
Edge : lisse + corne ARGENT
Puncheon : corne ARGENT
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Quelques points d’usure et taches d’oxydation
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Obverse
Obverse description : Deux écus accolés sous une couronne, à gauche de France, à droite de la reine (écartelé au 1 de Hongrie et de Jérusalem, au 2 de Habsbourg, au 3 de Bourgogne moderne, au 4 de Toscane et sur le tout mi-parti d'Autriche et de Lorraine. Les écus sont ornés de cuirs et sont entourés d'une guirlande ; sous les écus N. GATTEAUX. F..
Reverse
Reverse legend : JETTON - DE LA - REINE - 1774.
Reverse description : en quatre lignes dans le champ, au milieu d'une couronne de lis, le tout dans une bordure fleuronnée ; sous le nœud de la guirlande : N. GATTEAUX. F..
Historical background
MARIE-ANTOINETTE, QUEEN OF FRANCE
(1774-1793)
Marie-Antoinette was born in Vienna on December 2, 1755. She is the fourth daughter of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria. Choiseul negotiated his marriage with the Dauphin Louis. The marriage was celebrated in Versailles on May 16, 1770. After the death of Louis XV, the Dauphin Louis ascended the throne of France under the name of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette became Queen of France. She led a luxurious court life which earned her the nickname "Madame Deficit"; she was also called "the Austrian" because she largely favored her compatriots. After the start of the French Revolution, she pushed the King of France to seek help from European powers. She was imprisoned in the Temple after the flight from Varennes (June 1791). After being transferred to the Conciergerie, she was tried before the Revolutionary Court and guillotined on October 16, 1793..
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