Jeton - Commerce de draperie de Lyon

€220,187.00
LocationFrance
Year1755
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionSilver
Weight8.66 g
Diameter29 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeReeded
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Feu#10791
Obverse descriptionAllegorical seated figures of the Rhône and the Saône with water jugs and a shielded rococo styled arms of Lyon at center, lion left lying below.
Obverse letteringCOMMERCE DE DRAPERIE DE LA VILLE DE LYON 1755.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionShip of the argonauts at the conquest of the golden fleece suspended on a tree`s branch, protected by a dragon whose tail is entwined around the tree`s trunk.
Reverse letteringDITAT VESTIT ET ORNAT 1755.
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1755  - -
Catalog ID6827196740
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