Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Benjamin Duvivier
(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
ClassificationsNumismatics
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)
