Token - Louis XIV - Bâtiments du Roi - Facit Haec Miracula Ludens

€190,212.00
LocationFrance
Year1670
TypeCommemorative medals/Company, institution and association medals
CompositionCopper
Weight7 g
Diameter26.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Feu#2994,
Obverse descriptionArmoured bust of Louis XIV right.
Obverse letteringLVDXIIIIDG FRETNAVREX
(Translation: Louis 14th, by the Grace of God, King of the Francs and Navarre)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe King under the figure of Amphion standing to the right, turning to the left, and playing the violin. The left foot resting on a section of wall of the city of Thebes which rises as if by magic.
Reverse letteringFACIT*HAEC*MIRACVLA*LVDENS 1670
(Translation: He produces these miracles through his music.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1670  - (fr) c. rouge, var. buste (Feu#14768) -
1670  - (fr) cuivre jaune (Feu#14767) -
1670  - (fr) cuivre rouge (Feu#14766) -
1670  - (fr) cuivre, signé DV.FOVR (Feu#2994), tranche cannelée -
Catalog ID2239626110
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