Jeton - Louis XIV - Bâtiments du roi , "Nec Cessat Lvstrare Orbem"

Reverse

Amphion, standing left, building a palace to the sound of his lyre. Legend around and in exergue with date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• NEC • CESSAT• LVSTRARE • ORBEM •
• AEDIF • REGIA •
• 1683 •

Edge

Plain

Comment

Under the Ancien Régime, the administration of the Bâtiments du Roi (King's Buildings), part of the Département de la Maison du Roi (King's Household Department), was mainly responsible for work commissioned by the sovereign in his residences in and around Paris.