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Louis XVI - États d'Artois - COMITIA ARTESIAE
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1776-1780 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Louis XVI with powdered wig tied with a ribbon bow, the engraver's signature N. GAT. F. appearing in the lower exergue. The circumferential legend reads LUD XVI REX CHRISTIANISS within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The elaborate crowned coat of arms of Artois, quarterly displaying the castles of Artois in the upper half and fleurs-de-lis of France in the lower half, supported on the dexter by a lion and on the sinister by a greyhound, all within an ornate cartouche. The circumferential legend COMITIA ARTESIÆ appears within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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