Modern coin – HCR52196

Obverse

Inscription:

LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX

Design:

bust of infant Louis XIV, wearing laurel wreath, drape and cuirass, facing right

Reverse

Inscription:

SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM

Design:

crowned shield of arms of France

Information

Category

Counterfeit

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

France: kingdom (stated authority)

Person

Louis XIV, king of France, 1643–1715

Reign

Louis XIV, king of France, 1643–1715

Dating

1660–1669

Mint

Lyon (stated mint)

Denomination

1/12 écu

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.67

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

8/9/1948

Source

Lady Stubbs

Acquisition credit

Presented by Lady Stubbs in memory of the late Sir Reginald Stubbs.

contemporary forgery

Reference

Gadoury - Droulers, Monnaies Royales Francaises, 1610 - 1792. : 115

Reference

Duplessy, J. - 1989 - Les monnaies francaises royales. De Hugues Capet a Louis XIV (987-1793), vol. 2 (François I-Louis XVI) : 1486

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, SGlenn, imclevy