E-auction 651-666143 - METALLIC SERIES OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE Règne de MEROVÉE - 3 - frappe Louis XVIII n.d.
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Type : Règne de MEROVÉE - 3 - frappe Louis XVIII
Date: n.d.
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,80 g.
Edge : cannelée
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, quelques coups et rayures, sur les deux faces et la tranche. Présence de tâches d’oxydation
Obverse
Obverse legend : MEROVÉE ROY DE FRANCE.
Obverse description : Buste imaginaire drapé et radié à droite à la manière des antoniniens de Postume où la couronne radiée est gravée sur le casque.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 3 - SUCCEDE 447 - DEFAITE D’ATTILA ROY DES HUNS 450. - MORT 458 - PREMIERE RACE / P..
Reverse description : en huit lignes.
Commentary
Mérovée ou Merowig (éminent guerrier ou grande bataille « mer » : grand, « wig » : bataille, combat en francique) (né vers 412 - mort en juillet 457), considéré comme le second roi des Francs saliens, est un roi dont l'existence est entourée de tant d'obscurité que beaucoup d'historiens n'ont pas hésité à la remettre en cause et à en faire un roi légendaire. Il aurait régné de 448 à 457.
Ce roi a cependant donné son nom à la première dynastie qui régna sur la France, dynastie dite des Mérovingiens. Les rois mérovingiens n'ont jamais contesté son existence et se glorifièrent d'appartenir à sa lignée.
Pour la suite de sa biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rov%C3%A9e On notera avec intérêt que l’illustration de cette fiche est réalisée, et pour cause, avec notre jeton.
Meroveus or Merowig (eminent warrior or great battle \\\"mer\\\": great, \\\"wig\\\": battle, fight in Frankish) (born around 412 - died in July 457), considered the second king of the Salian Franks, is a king whose existence is surrounded by so much obscurity that many historians have not hesitated to question it and make him a legendary king. He is said to have reigned from 448 to 457. This king, however, gave his name to the first dynasty that reigned over France, a dynasty known as the Merovingians. The Merovingian kings never contested his existence and prided themselves on belonging to his lineage. For the rest of his biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rov%C3%A9e It will be noted with interest that the illustration of this file is made, and for good reason, with our token
Ce roi a cependant donné son nom à la première dynastie qui régna sur la France, dynastie dite des Mérovingiens. Les rois mérovingiens n'ont jamais contesté son existence et se glorifièrent d'appartenir à sa lignée.
Pour la suite de sa biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rov%C3%A9e On notera avec intérêt que l’illustration de cette fiche est réalisée, et pour cause, avec notre jeton.
Meroveus or Merowig (eminent warrior or great battle \\\"mer\\\": great, \\\"wig\\\": battle, fight in Frankish) (born around 412 - died in July 457), considered the second king of the Salian Franks, is a king whose existence is surrounded by so much obscurity that many historians have not hesitated to question it and make him a legendary king. He is said to have reigned from 448 to 457. This king, however, gave his name to the first dynasty that reigned over France, a dynasty known as the Merovingians. The Merovingian kings never contested his existence and prided themselves on belonging to his lineage. For the rest of his biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rov%C3%A9e It will be noted with interest that the illustration of this file is made, and for good reason, with our token
Historical background
METALLIC SERIES OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE
This series was engraved by Thomas Bernard and is interrupted, for this author, with the token of Louis XIV. The following tokens are engraved by Nicolas Gatteaux for Louis XV, Duvivier for Louis XVI, Puymaurin and Gayrard for Louis XVII, Puymaurin and Depaulis for Louis XVIII. The series is often attributed to Jean Dassier on the faith of Forrer but he corrects his assertion in his volume VIII and confirms the archives of the Monnaie de Paris which specify that the series was commissioned by Monsieur de Launay. There are different issues, in copper or brass, of varying weights but consistent by series, the reverse dies are sometimes varied. The classification of kings is done according to ancient usage, in three successive races. We note the existence of a very rare token explaining the abbreviations that we have only seen in a brass series. The packaging of this series was in a wooden tube. It is of course very difficult to reconstruct it and it should be noted that the different tokens have very different rarities, having probably been bought piecemeal by the public, favoring the good kings. There is at least one series in silver, possibly apocryphal, completed up to Napoleon III with tokens for all successive regimes, including the Revolution and Napoleon I, see MONNAIES 28, n° 1395. This series is documented in a small book by Philippe Marinèche from whoever can acquire it, contact phmarineche@aol. com.
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