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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wittwolf, post: 8361332, member: 116854&quot;]So first Louis XIV. is no ancient King but what makes this topic maybe interesting to ancient collectors is that he used to issue his propaganda in very roman imagery. While not changing the style of his coinage too much I would say he revived the propagandistic value of numismatic items by issuing a constant stream of medals and jetons celebrating his victories and archievments. This is how roman emperors immortalised their victories aswell. Louis already came in touch with ancient coins in an early age through the master medailleur and sculptor Jean Warin. In this context I explored a really nice painting I just wanted to share also featuring some ancient coins:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1484068[/ATTACH] </p><p>(<i>Jean Warin teaching the young King about ancient coinage - Image from Wikipedia)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if some more ancient collectors here also explored this interesting collection niche. The prices for these jetons have been quite low for a long time but I would say especially the brass and bronze examples gained a lot of value during the last 2 years. </p><p>If there is some interest in this forum I wonder if we can create a complete history of Louis XIVs wars through medals and jetons in this thread. My collections is far from complete but here some examples so everyone knows what I&#039;am talking about.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Jeton - 1677 - Conquest of the Flandres during the Franco-Dutch war</i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1484075[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i>The imagery of the seated captive next to a trophy is also a very common occurence on roman coinage.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Jeton - 1674 - Conquest of the city of Besancon during the Franco-Dutch war</i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1484076[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Jeton - 1684 - Peace of Regensburg ending the War of Reunions</i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1484078[/ATTACH] </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Jeton - 1674 - &quot;Victory&quot; at the Battle of Seneffe. This battle between the french and the alliance of dutch, spanish and holy roman imperials during the Franco-Dutch war was proclaimed as victory by both sides</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1484079[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see my collections currently mainly includes jetons from the Franco-Dutch wars but more will arrive soon and maybe you can add some interesting ones too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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