Marie Antionette
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1779
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 41 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of John B. How
Accession number17.3178
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "MARIA ANT.AUSTR.FR.ET NAV.REGINA" and under bust "B.DUVIVIER".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "ACTE/DE/BIENFAISANCE/DE LA REINE" and in exergue "MARIAGES CÉLÉBRÉS/EN FEVRIER/1779".ProvenanceBy 1917, John B. How; 1917, gift of the Estate of John B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 1917)
