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Jeton, Louis XIV, Feuardent 12469a
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Louis XIV (1638-1715), The Sun King
AE 29 (copper), 6.28g, 28.95mm, 180°.
Obv.: LVD.XIIII.D.G.FRANC.ET.NAV.REX
Youthful bust, draped and cuirassed, bareheaded, r.
Rev.: VINCENDI-SVT-HÆC-PRELVDIA-MVNDI
Allegory of the king as Hercules, laureate and wearing lion's skin, standing frontally,
strangles a snake with each hand, stands with his right foot on the head of an eagle
and with his left foot on the head of a dead lion.
Ref.: Feuardent 12469a; Gueant-Prieur 210A
Translation of the rev. legend: "They are only the prelude to his victory over the world"
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