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© Albator (CC BY-NC-SA)
Jeton - Echevin de Lyon - François Savaron
1667 year| Copper | 9.5 g | 32.8 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1667 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 9.5 g |
| Diameter | 32.8 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#376025 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
A hand emerges from a cloud, accompanied by rays, pointing to a lion lying to the left, half-turning its head. Surrounding legend and date in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
✿ QVEM• REGIMVS• QVISNAM• POSTHAC• IMPVNE• LACESSET
• 1667 •
Edge
Full
Comment
François Savaron was born on February 15, 1599 in Clermont-Ferrand and died on March 28, 1673 in Lyon. A great bourgeois of Lyon, he was an alderman of the city from 1665 to 1666; he was also secretary to the king, a Lyon banker and a merchant.His descendants include councillors and secretaries to the Lyon Presidial Court, and a Treasurer of France.
