Ian collection
Dark toned silver jeton issued for the `Six Corps des marchands de paris' (the six principle merchant guilds of Paris). This one bears a very rare bust of Louis XV by Brenet (obverse). The revers depicts hercules trying to break the fasces (symbolising the strength in unity of the guilds).
Dark toned silver jeton issued for the `Six Corps des marchands de paris' (the six principle merchant guilds of Paris). This one bears a very rare bust of Louis XV by Brenet (obverse). The revers depicts hercules trying to break the fasces (symbolising the strength in unity of the guilds).
Europe
France
1725