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© Albator (CC BY-NC-SA)
Michel Le Tellier, Chancelier - Médaille par Anton Meybusch
1684 year| Tin | 92.65 g | 60 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| King | Louis XIV (1643-1715) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals |
| Year | 1684 |
| Composition | Tin |
| Weight | 92.65 g |
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#351011 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Allegory of Justice seated at right, arm holding scales, crowned by the goddesses Minerva and Truth, each accompanied by various symbols identifying them. Legend around and in the exergue with the date. Under the terrace forming the exergue line, the initials of the engraver.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FORTVNATAE•VIR-TVTI•
AN. ME . F .
FILIORVM PIETAS
MDCLXXXIV
Engraver: Anton Meybusch
Edge
Full
Comment
Anton Meybusch (1645-1702) was a German medallist active mainly in Copenhagen, but also in Paris, as Medailleur du Roi de France Louis XIV, from 1681 to 1690.Michel (IV) Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, seigneur de Chaville, d'Étang et de Viroflay, was a French statesman, chancellor of France in 1677, born in Paris on April 19, 1603, and died in the same city on October 30, 1685 (Wikipedia).
