Token - Mariage of Louis XIV and Maria-Theresia

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1666
TypeUtility token
CompositionCopper
Weight3.7 g
Diameter25 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Feu#13063, Gueant#486B
Obverse descriptionPortraits facing. Lettering around, toothed brder
Obverse letteringLUD·XIIII·ET·MAR·THER·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REX· ·ET·REG·
(Translation: Louis 14th and Marie-Thérèse, by the Grace of God, King and Queen of France and Navarre)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLandscape below, with the radiant Sun top left, on the Zodiac (Scorpio Leo Scorpio) top right. Date in exergue, lettering around, toothed border
Reverse letteringAVDAX · IRE · VIAS 1666
(Translation: Audax ire vias A bold ways to go / He dares to travel the roads / Adventurous go on ways)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1666  - -
Catalog ID9381358890
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