Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Marriage
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1770
MintParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver or electrotype
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 41 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.104
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUD·AUG·DELPHINI·ET M·ANT·JOS·II·IMP SORORIS CONNUB.", under busts "DU VIV", and in exergue "DIE XVI MAII/MDCC LXV".
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)
