bill Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 1755 Corporation of Drapiers (Clothiers) 30 mm, Silver Feuardent 10791 Again from Lyon with the allegorical figures (joined by a lion) and the waters of the Rhone and the Saone pouring from their urns. The reverse features a scene from Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece guarded by a dragon. The Latin inscription reads, It enriches, equips and decorates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 The Drapiers is just wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I have a few French Jettons but nothing like those they are superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I only have a few jetons - always on the lookout for French Revolutionary period Jetons I have used this site to identify Jetons and have found it very informative http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/index.html http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/timeline.htm http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/h178.htm I also have one of these but can't find the coin at the moment http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/h478.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 And this has to be the most amazing political jeton I have ever seen http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/fran93-5.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 That is a wonderful token and I assume you recognize the site and collection of none other than our own Elverno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Thanks for that information Bill - I wasn't aware that Elverno from this forum was the author. I have used that site a lot and find it superbly laid out and very informative. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesfil Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I still can't find the other Jeton but here is an old scan I have Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 very nice and interesting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiano Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 It is one of many jettons striked for the death of Louis XVI in 1793. Here are other examples (besides in Elverno's site): http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedagli...I_Giustizia.htm http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedagli...AmorPatriae.htm http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedagli...rteLuigiXVI.htm http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/PagineMedagli...uigiXVI_var.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Wonderful examples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Arrived on the last day of 2007: Obverse shows the portal to the Sorbonne constructed under the direction of Cardinal Richelieu (dedicated 1642). The inscription refers to the Society Sorbonne, the theological faculty that formed the historical core of the Sorbonne. The Sorbonne was suppressed in 1792 and restored by Napoleon in 1808. By the time this jeton was issued in 1764, the theology faculty had become the defenders of the Catholic faith, losing their position of intellectual independence on matters of theology. The latin inscription of the reverse refers to the Society's role in literature, philosophy and the sacred. (I welcome a better translation.) The jeton was designed by Benjamin Duvivier. 29mm silver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 My latest jeton that I bought from Frank, British satirical, related to revolutionary France. Dated 1794, but struck from degenerated dies. For more information, see Elverno's Napoleonic site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokenchris Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 My latest jeton that I bought from Frank, British satirical, related to revolutionary France. Dated 1794, but struck from degenerated dies. For more information, see Elverno's Napoleonic site. Hi, nice collection..... Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 1723 Lyon Chamber of Commerce 31mm Silver Feuradent 10782 Obv: Oval coat of arms of the chamber of commerce on a cartouche held by the Rhone and the Saone with water pouring from their urns, LA CHAMBRE DU COMMERCE DE LYON. Rev: The Rhone and the Saone seated, mixing the water pouring from their urns; behind them, a siren holding a shell, spreads pearls on the shore, signature D.V. (Jean Duvivier). In exergue, the epigraph in two lines: X. VIRI LUGDUNENSES/COMMERCIIS REGUNDIS (the ten Lyon commissioners of trade). The upper inscription, MUNERIBUS PRETIOSA SUIS, Rich Thanks to Their Production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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