Live auction - fjt_726593 - TRÉSOR ROYAL CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL 1749
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| Estimate : | 50 € |
| Price : | 28 € |
| Maximum bid : | 28 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 October 2024 17:29:31 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : CHAMBRE DU TRÉSOR ROYAL
Date: 1749
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,28 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX. CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV, signé fm, type Guéant Prieur 618B.
Obverse translation : Louis XV roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SIBI. CREDITA. REDDIT. ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR. ROYAL. 1749.
Reverse description : Un sol couvert de moisson.
Reverse translation : ELLE CONFIRME LES ESPOIRS MIS EN ELLE.
Commentary
Rare et intéressant buste où le Roi porte, à l'image d'Hercule, la peau du lion de Némée dont la patte apparaît sur l'épaule.
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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