Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Birth of Louis-Charles
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1785
MintParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 42 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.133
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUD·XVI·REX·CHRISTIANISS·MAR·ANT·AUSTR REGINA" and under busts "DUVIVIER".
Reverse: Inscribed at ege "NATALES LUDOVICI CAROLI DUCIS NEUSTRIAE", on tablet "VOTA/PUBLI", below "DUV", and in exergue "XXVII MARTII/MDCCLXXXV".ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)
