Live auction - fjt_589673 - TRÉSOR ROYAL Trésor royal 1737
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 28 July 2020 18:37:57 |
Type : Trésor royal
Date: 1737
Metal : gold plated silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 10,05 g.
Edge : Lisse
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV, signé DU VIVIER, type Guéant Prieur 572C.
Obverse translation : Louis XV, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : PRINCIPIS ÆRARIUM ÆRARIUM POPULI ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR ROYAL 1737.
Reverse description : Un essaim dirigé par la reine autour d'une ruche posée sur sa base.
Reverse translation : Le trésor du prince est le trésor du peuple.
Commentary
Buste rare. Malgré son poids lourd, nous pensons qu’il s’agisse d’une version en argent doré.
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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