CoinsFrench17th-18th century
Coin of Louis XIV?
1643-1715
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Obverse: crude and worn portrait of a man wearing laurel wreath crown and long hair tied back, in right profile; reverse: crowned shield with three fleurs-de-lys. Toothed or beaded border on obverse and reverse.
Dimensions
irreg.: 2.1 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (13/16 x 1/16 in.) 2.09 g
Provenance
Nanette B. Rodney, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.
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