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Louis XIV: Regency of the Queen Mother
Jean Mauger (French, 1648–1722)
French
about 1702–05
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 41 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. B. How
Accession Number17.126
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Médailles sur les Principaux Evénéments du Règne de Louis le Grand.
DescriptionCircular medal of Louis XIV (1638-1715), king of France commemorating the regency of the Queen Mother.
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis XIV as a child looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "LUDOVICUS XIIII·REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS." and under bust "I·MAVGER·F·".
Reverse: Young Louis XIV and Queen Regent sit together on throne at proper right under canopy and overlooking the balcony; inscribed at edge "ANNAE AUSTRIACIAE REGIS ET REGNI·CURA DATA" and in exergue "M·DC·XLIII·".
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis XIV as a child looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "LUDOVICUS XIIII·REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS." and under bust "I·MAVGER·F·".
Reverse: Young Louis XIV and Queen Regent sit together on throne at proper right under canopy and overlooking the balcony; inscribed at edge "ANNAE AUSTRIACIAE REGIS ET REGNI·CURA DATA" and in exergue "M·DC·XLIII·".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUDOVICUS XIIII·REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS." and under bust "I·MAVGER·F·".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ANNAE AUSTRIACIAE REGIS ET REGNI·CURA DATA" and in exergue "M·DC·XLIII·".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ANNAE AUSTRIACIAE REGIS ET REGNI·CURA DATA" and in exergue "M·DC·XLIII·".
ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)