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Description: | Post medieval French coin; struck copper alloy 2 sols coin of Louis XVI, from the early revolutionary period (c.1789-1793). The coin has been heavily doctored, seeming to have had the complete inscription ring on the reverse of the coin filed off and then to have been silvered. The coin therefore now has a champhered cross-section and file marks can be seen on the slope of the removed section. Very worn.Obv. Head of king left[LOU]IS XVI ROI / [DE FRANCAIS...]Rev. Revolutionary hat atop a fasces with the denomination '2 / S' to either side. The whole within a wreath.The inscription has been removed. [LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI]Diameter 31.9mm, thickness 3.6mm, weight 20.86g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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