Token - Louis XIV La Ville de Paris

€89,907.00
LocationFrance
Year
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionBrass
Weight
Diameter28 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Feu#3446
Obverse descriptionPortrait (Louis XIV) right. Lettering around, letters (conjoined) below portrait. Toothed border
Obverse letteringLUDOVICUS · MAGNUS REX · TB
(Translation: Louis the Great, King)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRiver view: a townscape downstream of the island of the city, with Notre Dame, some of the spires of the fourteen parish churches in this area, the tower St Jacques and the dome of the Mazarine library. A bridge in middle distance, buildings all around, boats on river. Exergue is straight at edges then curved downwards in middle. Toothed border
Reverse letteringLA VILLE · DE · PARIS
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND  - -
Catalog ID9925915590
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