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Louis XIII

(French, 1574–1642)
1623
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; gilt brass (90% copper and around 8% zinc, and small amounts of lead and tin)
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 61 mm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession number17.175
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ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LVDOVIC[VS].XIII D[EI].G[RATIA].FRANCOR[VM].ET NAVARAE REX" and "G.DVPRÉ". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "VT.GENTES.TOLLAT.QVE.PREMAT.QVE".
Provenance1917, Horatio Greenough Curits; 1917, gift of Horatio Greenough Curtis to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 1, 1917.)
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