


© Cuthwellis
Token - Louis XIIII - Truncum Caput Abidit Undis
1673 yearCopper | 5.6 g | 26.5 mm |
Location | France |
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King | Louis XIV (1643-1715) |
Type | Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals |
Year | 1673 |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 5.6 g |
Diameter | 26.5 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#93095 |
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Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Hercules leaning on his club left, raising horn of bull-formed Achelous (in the form of a bull); Achelous on left, running away into reeds; date in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TRVNCVM CAPVT ABDIDIT VNDIS.
. 1673.
Translation: He tore his mutilated head from the waves.
Edge
Plain