© ZacUK
© ZacUK
Token - Louis XIV and Maria Theresia Card Chisii Leg A Latere Lutetiam Foelix Ingressus
1664 year| Bronze | - | 26.8 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Year | 1664 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 26.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#88819 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Central rope circle of the scene to right celebrating the entry of the legate in Paris. Lettering continuous outside circle, specific date underlined in exergue, toothed border
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CARD · CHISII · LEG · A · LATERE · LVTETIAM · FŒLIX · INGRESSVS +
· 9 · AVG · 1664 ·
Translation: Card chisii leg a latere lutetiam foelix ingressus [The successful entry into Paris of Cardinal Chigi, the legate]
Edge
Plain
Comment
MARIE - THERESE OF AUSTRIAMaria Theresa (1638-1683) is the daughter of Philip IV of Spain and Elizabeth of France, daughter of Henri IV and Marie de Medici. She was born in 1638, like her cousin the King, to whom she was engaged after the Treaty of the Pyrenees of 7 November 1659. She married June 9, 1660 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz and had six children, only one survived, Louis, the Grand Dauphin (1661-1711). She died July 30, 1683. Louis XIV secretly remarried his second wife, Madame de Maintenon in 1683 (1638-1719).
Obverse: Busts facing of the King and Queen, like Guéant Prieur 486C
