E-auction 99-52530 - fjt_01865 - ORDINAIRE DES GUERRES (WAR ADMINISTRATION) Victoires françaises 1694

ORDINAIRE DES GUERRES (WAR ADMINISTRATION) Victoires françaises XF

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Estimate :	95 €
Price :	58 €
Maximum bid :	76 €
End of the sale :	09 March 2015 18:28:00
bidders :	12 bidders

Type : Victoires françaises

Date: 1694

Metal : silver

Diameter : 27 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R2

Catalogue references :

F.482 var. buste

Obverse

Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS. MAGNVS. REX.

Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV signé R [inédit].

Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, roi.

Reverse

Reverse legend : NIL. IMPERIVM ; À L'EXERGUE : ORDINAIRE. DES. GUERRES. 1694.

Reverse description : Une bombe éclatant au-dessus d'une forteresse.

Reverse translation : L'empire réduit à néant.

Commentary

L'année 1693 fut marquée par un certain nombre de victoires françaises qui expliquent le triomphalisme de la légende : en juillet, Luxembourg l'emportait à Neerwinden, en octobre, Catalinat.
Cet exemplaire illustre le type, rare, dans BUSTES.
The year 1693 was marked by a number of French victories which explain the triumphalism of the legend: in July, Luxembourg won at Neerwinden, in October, Catalinat. This example illustrates the rare type in BUSTES