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fjt_014554 - NANTES (ALDERMANS AND MAYORS OF...) Louis Macé, sieur de la Roche 1663

NANTES (ALDERMANS AND MAYORS OF...) Louis Macé, sieur de la Roche VF
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Type : Louis Macé, sieur de la Roche
Date: 1663
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Rarity : R2
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Obverse


Obverse legend : INTER ASPERA MITIS.
Obverse description : Armes de Louis Macé, Sieur de la Roche.

Reverse


Reverse legend : CIVITATIS NANNETENSIS INSIGNIA.
Reverse description : Armes de la ville de Nantes couronnées.

Commentary


La date de 1665 lue par Feuardent sur son exemplaire est eronnée.

Historical background


NANTES (ALDERMANS AND MAYORS OF...)

The Town Hall of Nantes was installed in 1565 after having been created by François II in 1560, with the right to elect its aldermen. The first strikes of tokens are attested by the texts from 1569. The first tokens do not bear the name of the mayor, they are tokens of aldermen. A second period began in 1631 with the appearance of the mayor's name on the tokens. The coat of arms appeared in 1637. There are silver and copper tokens for this period. In the 18th century, on the other hand, most tokens were made of silver. In 1787, the mayor received 140 silver tokens and each alderman received 70, making a total of 700 annual tokens. Several studies have been made on this series: Fornier, in his study on the tokens of Brittany, listed 100 different tokens. Perthuis and de la Nicollière count 103 in the Golden Book of the Nantes City Hall, Soullard, Tokens of the Mayors of Nantes, finds a total of 135.

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