Rechenpfennig - Louis XVI - Diane Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer

€275,393.00
LocationNuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year1791
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionBrass
Weight0.89 g
Diameter21 mm
Thickness0.3 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionPlain head of Louis XVI to right, in French dress with cloak and decoration. Border of long teeth, lettering above Right:
Obverse letteringLVD : XVI D G FR : ET : NAV.
(Translation: Louis 16th, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA robed Diane [here called Diana] (the huntress), going to the right, holding behind her (right hand) a bow, and (left hand) a hunting dog on a leash. Walking on a grassy foreground. Border of long teeth, lettering above and in exergue
Reverse letteringE. L. S. LAUER DIANA
(Translation: Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer)
Reverse scriptLatin
MintLudwig Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1729-1924)
MintageND (1791)  - -
Catalog ID7416073570
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