+ Filters
New Search
Filters
Available Exact wording Only in the title
E-shopLoading...
GradeLoading...
PriceLoading...

fjt_702648 - FRENCH ROYAL ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND LITERATURE Académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres - Louis XVI, émission de 1777 n.d.

FRENCH ROYAL ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND LITERATURE Académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres - Louis XVI, émission de 1777 AU
50.00 €(Approx. 54.50$ | 42.00£)
Quantity
Add to your cartAdd to your cart
Type : Académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres - Louis XVI, émission de 1777
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,69 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : LUDOV XVI REX CHRISTIANIS.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XVI non signé [n°379], type Guéant Prieur 744B.

Reverse


Reverse legend : VETAT MORI ; À L'EXERGUE : REGIA. INSCRIPT. ET. HUMAN. LITT. ACADEMIA.
Reverse description : Une femme drapée à l'antique, debout entre un autel couvert d'une inscription en six lignes et un obélisque, brandissant une couronne.
Reverse translation : Elle préserve de la mort ; à l'exergue : Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres.

Historical background


FRENCH ROYAL ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND LITERATURE

The Royal Academy of Inscriptions, founded by Colbert in 1663, nicknamed "the little academy" by Madame de Montespan, was the first foundation of the reign of Louis XIV. Originally, it brought together, in private council, only a handful of academicians responsible for working for the glorification of the King. In practice, this small academy was responsible for designing or supervising the monuments erected to the glory of the King (inscriptions on the gates of Paris, ceilings of the Hall of Mirrors), checking the opera librettos, imagining the mottos of the tokens and medals, etc. On the death of Louis XIV, it became the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres, its operation was formalized and its missions became official. Reading tips: BARRET-KRIEGEL B., "The Academies of History", Paris, 1988; MAURY A., "The old Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres", Paris, 1864.

Your Recently Viewed Items

FRENCH ROYAL ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND LITERATURE Académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres - Louis XVI, émission de 1777 AU
FRENCH ROYAL ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND LITERATURE Académie royale des Inscrip
50.00 €

cgbfr.com numismatists

NGC - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB Numismatics

cgb.fr uses cookies to guarantee a better user experience and to carry out statistics of visits.
To remove the banner, you must accept or refuse their use by clicking on the corresponding buttons.

x
Voulez-vous visiter notre site en Français https://www.cgb.fr