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Louis XIV and Anne of Austria

(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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
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)
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