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Description: | Cast copper alloy coin weight for the Louis d'Or, a gold coin with the value of 10 francs issued from 1640-1709, and known in England as the 'pistol' from the French pistole (Withers, 1995, 47). This coin weight has the bust of Louis XIV (1643-1715) on the obverse and the legend [LVD.XIIII.D.G].FR.ET.NE.REX and is illustrated with this bust in Withers (1995) on page 34, which is dated to c.1690. The reverse has three fleur de lis above I / PISTOL / W in three lines.The weight weighs 5.75 g which is less than the Louis d'Or which weighed 6.75 g (Withers, 1995, 70), but this can be explained by the fact that it is missing one edge and part of the legend on the obverse.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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