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Louis XV: Marriage of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

(French, 1730–1819)
1770
MintParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; probably silver
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 41 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.100
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUD.XV.REX CHRISTIANISS." and under bust "B DUVIVIER F". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "SACRUM AETERNAE CONCORDIAE PIGNUS", at proper left "DUV", and in exergue "M.ANTONIA AUSTR./LUD.DELPHINO NUPTA/ MDCCLXX".
ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)