E-auction 134-74965 - fjt_07672 - SHOOTING AND ARQUEBUSE Jeton AR 30, Chevaliers de l’arquebuse de Paris n.d.

SHOOTING AND ARQUEBUSE Jeton AR 30, Chevaliers de l’arquebuse de Paris VF

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Estimate :	340 €
Price :	63 €
Maximum bid :	75 €
End of the sale :	09 November 2015 18:40:00
bidders :	10 bidders

Type : Jeton AR 30, Chevaliers de l’arquebuse de Paris

Date: n.d.

Metal : silver

Diameter : 30 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 8,36 g.

Rarity : R3

Catalogue references :

F.4921

Obverse

Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS..

Obverse description : Buste de Louis XV à droite, au-dessous signature FM.

Obverse translation : (Louis XV, roi très chrétien).

Reverse

Reverse legend : PER TELA PER IGNES.

Reverse description : Arquebuse, arbalète et flèches en sautoir ; à l'exergue en trois lignes : CHEVALIERS DE/ L'ARQUEBUSE/ DE PARIS/ C R.

Reverse translation : (Par les traits et par les les feux).

Commentary

L’arquebuse aurait été inventée sous Charles VI. Les soldats à pied ou à cheval qui en étaient équipés sont appelés arquebusiers. L’arquebuse remplaça peu à peu les arcs et les arbalètes, armes de l’infanterie légère, et les arquebusiers devinrent rapidement synonyme de troupes légères. Des compagnies d’arquebusiers bourgeois furent aussi autorisées pour la défense des villes.
The arquebus is said to have been invented under Charles VI. Soldiers on foot or on horseback who were equipped with it were called arquebusiers. The arquebus gradually replaced bows and crossbows, the weapons of the light infantry, and arquebusiers quickly became synonymous with light troops. Companies of bourgeois arquebusiers were also authorized for the defense of cities.