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Token - Charles IX - Minerve and Fortune
| Location | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1560-1574 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Standing female figure of Minerva facing, holding a crown in each outstretched hand, with the French royal coat of arms bearing fleurs-de-lis at her feet and a cornucopia to the right. Latin legend reading STVDEAT VIRTVTI divided on either side of the central device, within a milled border. |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical scene depicting Fortune standing with a scythe and a key, accompanied by a winged figure of Time chained or restrained at her feet, above two crossed palm branches in the exergue. Latin legend FORTVNA VARIABILIS around the upper field, within a milled border. |
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| Mint | Nuremberg, Germany |
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