Jeton - Louis XVI - Le roi martyr "Sol Regni Abiit" 1793 front Jeton - Louis XVI - Le roi martyr "Sol Regni Abiit" 1793 back
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Jeton - Louis XVI - Le roi martyr "Sol Regni Abiit"

1793 year
Brass 4.7 g 27 mm
Description
Location
Free imperial city of Nuremberg (German States)
Type
Utility items › Counter tokens
Year
1793
Composition
Brass
Weight
4.7 g
Diameter
27 mm
Thickness
0.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#349359
Rarity index
84%

Reverse

A funerary urn engraved with the name of the king; next to it, a crown and a scepter on the ground. Legend around and date in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SOL REGNI ABIIT
LOUIS XVI
D• 21 IAN•
1793

Edge

Plain

Comment

Engraver Johann Christian Reich, born 1730 or 1740 in Eisenberg, Thuringia, and died March 21, 1814 in Fürth, was a German medalist.
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