E-auction 27-8855 - fjt_128994 - TRÉSOR ROYAL Jeton Ar 26, Trésor royal 1680

TRÉSOR ROYAL Jeton Ar 26, Trésor royal XF

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Estimate :	75 €
Price :	39 €
Maximum bid :	53 €
End of the sale :	21 October 2013 18:27:00
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Jeton Ar 26, Trésor royal

Date: 1680

Metal : silver

Diameter : 26,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 5,64 g.

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

F.1888 - Guéant - Prieur334 A

Obverse

Obverse legend : .LVDOVICVS. - .MAGNVS. REX..

Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV, signé C, type Guéant Prieur 334A.

Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, Roi.

Reverse

Reverse legend : .DITAT - INEXHAVSTVS. ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR. ROYAL. .1680..

Reverse description : Le soleil éclairant une partie du globe terrestre.

Reverse translation : Inépuisable, il enrichit.

Commentary

“ C'est la figure du Roy qu'on peut regarder comme une source inépuisable de biens qu'il fait continuellement couler sur ses sujets C'est aussi une image du trésor royal, qui, sans s'estre jamais épuisé, distribue incessament de grandes sommes qui se répandent ensuite dans toute la France “ (Mercure, janvier 1680).
Tout comme la symbolique de l’eau qui irrigue et fertilise, celle des rayons qui émanent du soleil est très employée sur les jetons du Trésor.
C’est cet exemplaire qui illustre le type dans le Guéant Prieur.
“It is the figure of the King that can be regarded as an inexhaustible source of goods that he continually pours out on his subjects. It is also an image of the royal treasury, which, without ever being exhausted, constantly distributes large sums that are then spread throughout all of France” (Mercure, January 1680). Just like the symbolism of water that irrigates and fertilizes, that of the rays that emanate from the sun is widely used on the tokens of the Treasury. It is this example that illustrates the type in the Guéant Prieur