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Struck AE Portrait Medal: Louis XV, 1717
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Record information Struck AE Portrait Medal: Louis XV, 1717
Date:ca. 1717.Type of material:Objects (including medals and pins)Found in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:2850704Date(s):ca. 1717.Place:France:Place of creation:FranceExtent:1 medal : bronze ; 032.59 gr
Support 0.000 x mmLanguage of material:LatinScope and content:This medal recalls the formal inititation of seven year old Louis XV's education in 1717.
The obverse side of the medal displays a portrait bust of a young Louis XV as he appeared in 1717.
The reverse side of the medal displays an image of the motherly goddess Minerva, directing the young king up a slope toward the Temple of Glory.Additional name(s):Additional information:Signatures and inscriptions note:Inscription: obverse: LUDOVICUS XV. D. G. FRAN. ET NAV. REX. / DU VIVIER F., Inscription: reverse: ACCIPE QUAE PERAGENDA PRIUS. / 1717., Inscription: edge: no inscription, Inscription: attachment: no attachmentContainer note(s):C-076308 : obverse
C-076309 : reverseSubject heading:Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1986-079 X PIC
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