fjt_587193 - TRÉSOR ROYAL CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL 1734
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Type : CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL
Date: 1734
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,68 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,19 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX. CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV signé .
Obverse translation : Louis XV roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : NEC. OPES. DESUNT. NEC. AMOR ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR. ROYAL. 1734.
Reverse description : Jason, vainqueur du dragon, debout de face, tenant une épée et la Toison d'or. A droite, une proue de navire; à gauche, à ses pieds, la dépouille du monstre auprès de plusieurs arbres.
Reverse translation : Ni les richesses ni l'amour ne lui manquent.
Commentary
La légende de Jason et la toison d'or vient de la technique utilisée en Asie Mineure antique pour recueillir la poudre d'or alluviale: des peaux de mouton étaient étalées dans le lit des rivières puis la poudre arrêtée par son poids était récupérée dans la laine.
The legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece comes from the technique used in ancient Asia Minor to collect alluvial gold dust: sheepskins were spread in the riverbeds and then the powder, stopped by its weight, was recovered from the wool.
The legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece comes from the technique used in ancient Asia Minor to collect alluvial gold dust: sheepskins were spread in the riverbeds and then the powder, stopped by its weight, was recovered from the wool.
Historical background
TRÉSOR ROYAL
The first Capetian kings settled their personal affairs themselves by calling on a Chancellor and four Ministers of the King's Household: the Seneschal, the Constable, the Grand Bouteiller and the Grand Chamberlain. The Grand Bouteiller managed the Royal Treasury with the Grand Chambrier. Under Philip IV, the Chamber of Accounts appears and in 1311, the Superintendent of Finance is assisted by a Treasurer. Royal Treasury and Public Treasury are nevertheless confused until Charles V. Under Charles VII, the Treasurers are increased to four and are responsible for establishing the revenue budget. Under François I, the kingdom was divided into sixteen jurisdictions with a Receiver General at their heads and a Treasurer of Savings who centralized everything..
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