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Louis XIV and Anne of Austria

Jean Warin (French, 1607–1672)

1643

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueMetal; struck copper (95% copper with small amounts of zinc, tin, and lead)

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 57 mm (2 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Horatio Greenough Curtis

Accession number17.174

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LVDOVICVS·XIIII·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REX·" and under bust "·WARIN·1643·". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ANNA·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REG" and under bust "WARIN".ProvenanceBy 1917, Horatio Greenough Curtis; 1917, gift of Horatio Greenough Curtis to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 1, 1917)