French Royal Coin
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1659
This object is a French royal coin dated to 1659, currently held in the collection of The Jewish Museum of Greece. Struck in a metallic, silver-toned material, the coin has a circular form and features a small circular hole pierced near its upper margin.
The coin displays relief designs on both faces encircled by beaded borders. One side presents a right-facing portrait bust encircled by a peripheral legend, while the other face bears a crowned royal shield featuring fleurs-de-lis. As noted in the documentation, the inscription "SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM" appears on the coin's surface along with the date 1659.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Country of provider
- Greece
- Holding institution
- The Jewish Museum of Greece
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the The Jewish Museum of Greece collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Coin
- Museum object number
- /317/3933ecca_7fbd_4678_aeed_971bb61f258a
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- Issue or mint date
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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