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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.311
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Double-struck Copper Coin
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1722
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179287

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper
Dimensions
2.6 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (1 x 1/16 in.)
2.78 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: 1722, obverse: LUD · XV · [reverse inscription struck onto obverse:] [VINCIT IMP]ERAT CHRISTUS [REGNAT] 1722
  • inscription: reverse: [inscription from obverse, struck into reverse: LUD · XV ]· [VINCIT IMP]ERAT CHRISTUS [REGNAT] [from obverse: 1722]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur W. Arundel, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1974.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.311
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Louis XV in profile right; reverse: crowned double L. Crown and inscription from obverse appear on reverse as well.

Verification Level

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