E-auction 607-582599 - BÂTIMENTS DU ROI Louis XIV 1713
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Type : Louis XIV
Date: 1713
Mint name / Town : s.l
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,85 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUDOVICUS. MAGNUS. REX.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV signé TB [n°246].
Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, roi.
Reverse
Reverse legend : AD. NUTUM. EDUCIT. IN. AURAS ; À L'EXERGUE : BASTIMENTS. DU. ROY. 1713.
Reverse description : Amphion debout à gauche, jouant de la lyre entre un château fort, dont un pan de muraille s'achève pierre à pierre, et une allée d'arbres.
Reverse translation : Au moindre signe, sa musique s'élève dans les airs.
Historical background
BÂTIMENTS DU ROI
Under the Ancien Régime, the administration of the King's Buildings, dependent on the department of the House of the King, was mainly responsible for works ordered by the sovereign, in his residences in Paris or the surrounding area. There is an excellent article on wikipedia at http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A2timents_du_Roi.
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