Token - Louis XV Parties Casuelles

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1742
TypeUtility token
CompositionSilver (.950)
Weight7.17 g
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness0.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeMilled
Period
Reference(s) Feu#2782
Obverse descriptionRight bust of Louis XV
Obverse letteringLUD. XV. REX. CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionMercury stands on the left, lulling Argus, guardian, on Hera`s orders, of the nymph Lo, transformed into a heifer, to sleep with his flute.  Signed with the monogram `M` on the right.
Reverse letteringFATALIS SOPOR. PARTIES CASUELLES 1742
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1742  - -
Catalog ID1856526680
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