Jeton - Louis XIV - Bâtiments du roi

€384,243.00
LocationFrance
Year1695
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionCopper
Weight5.4 g
Diameter27 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Feu#3053
Obverse descriptionAged and laureate head of Louis XIV to the right. Latin title around the wig and engraver`s initial underneath.
Obverse letteringLVDOVICVS • _ MAGNVS • REX • N
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionPalace with a path in the middle of the garden. On the right, a large beehive from which bees keep hornets away. Latin legend around and in exergue with the date in Roman numerals.
Reverse letteringHOSTES QVE ARCET DVM LVDIT IN HORTIS AEDIFICIA REGIA •M•DC•XCV•
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1695  - -
Catalog ID8936416580
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