The ancient altar of Lyon. Three-line caption and exergue with date.
Obverse lettering
ATHENÆUM LUGDUNENSE RESTITUTUM
ACAD• SCI• LITTER•
ET ART• LUGD•
1700•
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Oval escutcheon bearing the city`s coat of arms, set on a cartouche, supported by seated, nude allegorical figures of the Rhône and Saône rivers, releasing water from their urns, `à la grande coquille`.
