Rechenpfennig - Louis XVI - Diane (Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer) ND (1791) front Rechenpfennig - Louis XVI - Diane (Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer) ND (1791) back
Rechenpfennig - Louis XVI - Diane (Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer) ND (1791) photo
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Rechenpfennig - Louis XVI - Diane Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer ND

1791 year
Brass 0.89 g 21 mm
Description
Location
Free imperial city of Nuremberg (German States)
Type
Utility items › Counter tokens
Year
1791
Composition
Brass
Weight
0.89 g
Diameter
21 mm
Thickness
0.3 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#275393
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

A robed Diane [here called Diana] (the huntress), going to the right, holding behind her (right hand) a bow, and (left hand) a hunting dog on a leash. Walking on a grassy foreground. Border of long teeth, lettering above and in exergue

Script: Latin

Lettering:
E. L. S. LAUER
DIANA

Translation: Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer

Engraver: Ernst Ludwig Sigmund Lauer

Edge

Plain

Comment

An undated (German: o J = ohne Jahr) brass Rechenpfennig coined in Nuremberg, Germany.
Louis XVI, King of France (1774 -1792)

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