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Token - Henri IV - Hoc Foedere Lilia Florent ND
1600 year| Brass | 5.2 g | 27 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| King | Henry IV (Henri IV) (1589-1610) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals |
| Year | 1600 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 5.2 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#326641 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Two Lovers holding a knotted cord and each holding a lily. Legend around and in exergue. (Variant with date at bottom)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HOC · FOEDERE · LILIA · FLORENT
· SVBDVCENDIS · / · RATIONIBVS ·
Edge
Plain
Comment
Allusion to Henri IV's marriage to Marie de Médicis, celebrated in Lyon on December 17, 1600 (J. de Bie, La France métallique, 1636, p. 277).Reverse legend: end of dactylic hexameter. For the clausule lilia florent, cf. Ovide, Art d'aimer, 2, 115. This clausule was later used under Louis XIII for tokens of the King's Council and the Chancellery.
TOKENS OF THE CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE ANCIEN RÉGIME. CATALOGUE. TOME II | Thierry Sarmant, François Ploton-Nicollet
