E-auction 129-70449 - fjt_058079 - RENNES (ALDERMANS AND MAYORS OF...) François Baillon, maire de Rennes 1757
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| Estimate : | 175 € |
| Price : | 60 € |
| Maximum bid : | 60 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 October 2015 18:35:30 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : François Baillon, maire de Rennes
Date: 1757
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : PATRIUM SERVABIT AMOREM ; À L'EXERGUE : 1757.
Obverse description : Armes de Fr. Baillon couronnées et supportées par un lion assis.
Obverse translation : Il conserve l'amour de ses pères.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DE LA MAIRIE DE M BAILLON.
Reverse description : Armes couronnées de Rennes et soutenues par deux lévriers.
Commentary
Les armes de François Baillon portent d’azur, à deux cimeterres d’argent garnis d’or, passés en sautoir et cantonnés en chef d’un croissant de gueules.
The arms of François Baillon are azure, two silver scimitars trimmed with gold, crossed in saltire and quartered in chief with a crescent gules
The arms of François Baillon are azure, two silver scimitars trimmed with gold, crossed in saltire and quartered in chief with a crescent gules
Historical background
RENNES (ALDERMANS AND MAYORS OF...)
Condate of the Redones, the city became an important crossroads under the Romans. In the 9th century, the counts of Rennes united Brittany and became dukes of Brittany. The Parliament of Brittany was established in Rennes in 1561, until the end of the Old Regime, it will show its independence. The city also receives the University of Brittany in 1735. The city had more than 210,000 inhabitants at the 1999 census.
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