Live auction - fjt_1009719 - NAVY - ROYAL GALLEYS Galères 1721
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 13 May 2025 19:11:43 |
Type : Galères
Date: 1721
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,24 g.
Edge : cannelée
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Traces d’un léger nettoyage. Jolis reliefs
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV, cuirassé, drapé et lauré.
Obverse translation : Louis XV, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : MARE PRAESTAT EUNTI. ; À L'EXERGUE : GALERES. 1721..
Reverse description : Galère des argonautes voguant à gauche. Un génie tient le gouvernail.
Historical background
NAVY - ROYAL GALLEYS
There is a good historical reminder online, extracted from the information leaflets on the visit to the arsenal http://www.netmarine.net/forces/operatio/toulon/bagne.htm.
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