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Jeton, Louis XIV, cf. Feuardent 12779
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Louis XIV (1638-1715), king of France, sun king
AE 25 (brass), 4.40g, 25.34mm, 180°.
Engraver: Lazare Gottlieb Laufer, Nuremberg
Obv.: LVDOVICVS. - MAGNVS. REX.
Bare head of the king to the right.
below small LGL.
Rev.: HOC PACES HABVERE BONAE.
Minerva helmeted, with raised left hand resting on long scepter, standing r.on terrace
overlooking gardens, pointing with outstretched right to servant on left who is placing
large vase on balustrade.
In ex. AEDIFICIA REGIA
Ref.: cf. Feuardent 12779
Legends:
Hoc paces habuere bonae (Horace, Epistula 2, 1) freely translated: This is the consequence of an unbroken healthy peace
Aedificia regia = the royal palace
The medal probably refers to the Peace of Ryswick (1687), which ended the Nine Years' War between France and the Netherlands, England and Spain
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