Jeton - Delph Fran Lud XIIII Filius

€2.00
LocationFrance
Year1662
TypeUtility token
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter24.4 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Feu#11163
Obverse descriptionBusts of the King and Queen facing. Louis XIV, right, laureate, cuirassed and draped. Maria Theresa, left, with a radiate crown and wearing a pointed bodice, neckline and draped with a dash of highlight the right. Lettering around and ending (upside down) in exergue, toothed border
Obverse letteringLVD · XIIII · ET · MAR · THER · D · G · FRA · ET · NAV · REX · ET · REG
(Translation: Louis 14th and Maria Theresia, by the Grace of God, King & Queen of France & Navarre)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionYoung portrait (Louis XV Dauphin of France) right, wearing a cap with ostrich feathers on top, and on the side, a `gallant` which is a large pearl pendant. On the neck, a lace collar attached by a ribbon tied in a rosette. On the shoulders, a fleurdelisé coat, wide collar ermine, decorated with the cord of the Holy Spirit. Lettering around, toothed border
Reverse letteringDELPH · FRAN · LVD · XIIII · FILIVS
(Translation: Delphinus Franciae Ludovici XIIII Filius [Dauphin of France, son of Louis 14th])
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND (1662)  - -
Catalog ID2135163900
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