Louis XVI
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1783
MintParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 74 mm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.143
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUDOVICO XVI.FR ET NAVAR.REGI OPTIMO", under bust "B.DUVIVIER", and in exergue "COMITIA BURGUNDIAE".
Reverse: Inscribed above "UTRIUSQUE MARIS JUNCTIO TRIPLEX", on cisterns "LIGER", ARAR", "SEQUNA", and "[ ]EEN[ ]", below "DU VIVIER F", and in exergue "FOSSIS AB ARARI/AD LIGERIM SEQUANAM ET RHENUM/SIMUL APERTIS/MDCCLXXXIII".ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)
