Rechenpfennig - Louis XIV (Ordinaires des guerres; Audax Ire Vias) Cornelius Lauffer ND (1666) front Rechenpfennig - Louis XIV (Ordinaires des guerres; Audax Ire Vias) Cornelius Lauffer ND (1666) back
Rechenpfennig - Louis XIV (Ordinaires des guerres; Audax Ire Vias) Cornelius Lauffer ND (1666) photo
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Rechenpfennig - Louis XIV Ordinaires des guerres; Audax Ire Vias Cornelius Lauffer ND

1666 year
Copper 3.73 g 25 mm
Description
Location
Free imperial city of Nuremberg (German States)
Type
Utility items › Counter tokens
Year
1666
Composition
Copper
Weight
3.73 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
0.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#92236
Rarity index
90%

Reverse

Zodiac signs marching towards the sun.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AVDAX.IRE.VIAS
ORDINAIRR . DES
GVBRRES

Engraver: Cornelius Lauffer

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Ordinary of Wars is the administration that manages the costs and expenses incurred by the ordinary use of the armed forces. It differs from the Extraordinaire des Guerres, which only comes into play for specific campaigns.
This undated token is of German manufacture.