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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4738782, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>France: brass jeton of Louis XIV, ca. 1643-1715; sun & clouds</b></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france-brass-jeton-of-louis-xiv-ca-1643-1715-sun-clouds.364942/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france-brass-jeton-of-louis-xiv-ca-1643-1715-sun-clouds.364942/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/sqluCseZRvas6L6qSa46_LouisXIV-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass" rel="nofollow">cuirassed</a> bust of Louis XIV right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b>• NEC • OBSCVRANT • NEC • MORANTVR •, sun with rays shining through circle of clouds.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This brass <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeton" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeton" rel="nofollow">jeton</a> of French King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV" rel="nofollow">Louis XIV</a> (famously known as the "Sun King") fittingly portrays the sun shining through the clouds. Perhaps this was a metaphor for enlightenment? The Latin legend loosely translates<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nec-obscvrant-nec-morantvr.364888/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nec-obscvrant-nec-morantvr.364888/">*</a> to something along the lines of, "<i>They neither darken nor delay", </i>presumably referring to the clouds which the sun's rays are penetrating.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The reverse unfortunately has an old scratch across the sun's face, but this is an otherwise handsome piece. Really, I can't complain, since it cost me next to nothing as a bulk bag find. World coin bulk lots can be fun when there are goodies like this in them.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Feel free to post your Louis XIV coins, jetons, medals, etc.- or anything you deem relevant.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/KIqekoUR52EhQ2s1laMh_LouisXIV-obv.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/C5pVZ77ERCynbwGG73zz_LouisXIV-rev.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/L0rBn9w2Sk245COJdPnJ_20200610_084215.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/90CdM90wT12XGIxCM859_20200610_084355.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/sqluCseZRvas6L6qSa46_LouisXIV-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/O45cNE0WTfmWmUWCDNN2_LouisXIV-draft-black.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/MJndAxzQuyb2VrzEaMeW_LouisXIV-draft-white.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8UrHkfZmTsGY6ELJ6lkR_LouisXIV-coinscape.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">000001R</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4738782, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]France: brass jeton of Louis XIV, ca. 1643-1715; sun & clouds[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/france-brass-jeton-of-louis-xiv-ca-1643-1715-sun-clouds.364942/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/sqluCseZRvas6L6qSa46_LouisXIV-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuirass']cuirassed[/URL] bust of Louis XIV right. [B]Reverse: [/B]• NEC • OBSCVRANT • NEC • MORANTVR •, sun with rays shining through circle of clouds. This brass [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeton']jeton[/URL] of French King [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV']Louis XIV[/URL] (famously known as the "Sun King") fittingly portrays the sun shining through the clouds. Perhaps this was a metaphor for enlightenment? The Latin legend loosely translates[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nec-obscvrant-nec-morantvr.364888/']*[/URL] to something along the lines of, "[I]They neither darken nor delay", [/I]presumably referring to the clouds which the sun's rays are penetrating. The reverse unfortunately has an old scratch across the sun's face, but this is an otherwise handsome piece. Really, I can't complain, since it cost me next to nothing as a bulk bag find. World coin bulk lots can be fun when there are goodies like this in them. Feel free to post your Louis XIV coins, jetons, medals, etc.- or anything you deem relevant. [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/KIqekoUR52EhQ2s1laMh_LouisXIV-obv.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/C5pVZ77ERCynbwGG73zz_LouisXIV-rev.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/L0rBn9w2Sk245COJdPnJ_20200610_084215.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/90CdM90wT12XGIxCM859_20200610_084355.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/sqluCseZRvas6L6qSa46_LouisXIV-gradient.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/O45cNE0WTfmWmUWCDNN2_LouisXIV-draft-black.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/MJndAxzQuyb2VrzEaMeW_LouisXIV-draft-white.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/8UrHkfZmTsGY6ELJ6lkR_LouisXIV-coinscape.png[/IMG] [COLOR=#ffffff]000001R[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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