Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1781
MintParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
DimensionsDiameter, depth, and weight: 61 x 4 mm (2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of John B. How
Accession number17.3177
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUD·XVI·FR·ET NAV·REX*MAR·ANT·AUSTR·REG" and under bust of Louis "B. DU VIVIER F".
Reverse: Inscribed above "ASSERENDI NOVA SPES COMMERCII" and in exergue "REGI DE ORTU S·S·DELPHANI/SEX MAERCATOR·PARIS·ORDINES/GRATULANTUR/AUSP DUCIS DE COSSE/URBIS GUB·DIE IV·NOV/MDCCLXXXI".ProvenanceBy 1917, John B. How; 1917, gift of the Estate of John B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 1917)
