fjt_928604 - TRÉSOR ROYAL 1744
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Date: 1744
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,3 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,16 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX. CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV signé JCR en monogramme [n°317] variante du Guéant Prieur 588E.
Obverse translation : Louis XV, Roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : VALENT. IN. PONDERA. VIRES ; À L'EXERGUE : TRESOR. ROYAL. 1744.
Reverse description : Un palmier ployant sous le poids de trophées militaires suspendus à ses branches.
Reverse translation : Ses forces résident dans leur poids.
Commentary
Buste inédit sans point final et avec un positionnement de la légende et du buste différents des types 588 connus.
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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