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Louis XV - États de Lille - Securitas provinc. insul. argent
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1740 |
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| Reference(s) | Feu#7242, Guéant-Prieur#582 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Louis XV in high relief, with flowing periwig, enclosed within a beaded inner border. The engraver's initials 'FM' appear in the lower field below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads LUD . XV REX CHRISTIANISS. |
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| Reverse description | A standing allegorical female figure, representing Abundance or Security, leans against a square altar charged with the royal arms of France (three fleurs-de-lis); she holds a caduceus in her right hand and rests her left arm on a plumed helmet bearing the arms of the States of Lille. A building facade appears in the left background field, and the engraver's initials 'IB' are visible in the lower left. The legend SECURITAS PROVINC. INSUL. arcs above, with LES ETATS DE LILLE and the date 1737 in the exergue, the token having been struck from the 1737 reverse die. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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