E-auction 186-118781 - fjt_412877 - TRÉSOR ROYAL CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL 1680
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| Estimate : | 35 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 70 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 November 2016 17:55:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL
Date: 1680
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26,7 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS. MAGNVS. REX.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV signé C ( GP n° 334A ).
Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, Roi.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DITAT. INHEXHAVSTVS ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR. ROYAL. 1680.
Reverse description : Le soleil éclairant une partie du globe terrestre.
Reverse translation : Inépuisable, il enrichit.
Commentary
C'est la figure du Roy qu'on peut regarder comme une source inépuisable de biens qu'il fait continuellement couler sur ses sujets. C'est aussi une image du trésor royal, qui, sans s'estre jamais épuisé, distribue incessament de grandes sommes qui se répandent ensuite dans toute la France" (Mercure, janvier 1680).
Historical background
TRÉSOR ROYAL
The first Capetian kings settled their personal affairs themselves by calling on a Chancellor and four Ministers of the King's Household: the Seneschal, the Constable, the Grand Bouteiller and the Grand Chamberlain. The Grand Bouteiller managed the Royal Treasury with the Grand Chambrier. Under Philip IV, the Chamber of Accounts appears and in 1311, the Superintendent of Finance is assisted by a Treasurer. Royal Treasury and Public Treasury are nevertheless confused until Charles V. Under Charles VII, the Treasurers are increased to four and are responsible for establishing the revenue budget. Under François I, the kingdom was divided into sixteen jurisdictions with a Receiver General at their heads and a Treasurer of Savings who centralized everything..
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