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1/4 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1646-1655 |
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| Weight | 6.862 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the young Louis XIV facing right, with long flowing hair (the so-called 'longue mèche' or long wick type), engraved in high relief by Jean Warin. The king is depicted bare-necked with a lace collar, his youthful effigy rendered in the classicizing portrait style characteristic of mid-17th-century French royal coinage. The circular Latin legend runs along the periphery, interrupted at the top by a small star or mint mark. The entire design is enclosed within an inner beaded border and an outer toothed (grènetis) border. |
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| Obverse lettering | LVD · XIIII · D · G · FR · ET · NAV · REX (Translation: Louis XIV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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