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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

(French, 1730–1819)
1737
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 42 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.129
On View
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUD.XV[ ].REX.CHRISTIANISS.MARIA FR.ET NAV.REGINA." and under bust of Marie "DU VIVIER·F·". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "FECUNDITAS AUG.", at proper right "DU VIVIER·F·", and in exergue "GEMLLAE REGIAE/NATAE NIV.AUGUSTI/MDCCXXVII".
Provenance1917, bequethed by John B. How to MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)