Ian Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 A silver jeton issued in 1713 during the reign of Louis XIV for the Charity Commissioners of the Church and parish of St Sulpice, Paris. Obverse shows (presumably) one of the Commissioners doling out charity to the needy in the parish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Nice jeton. Interesting that those receiving the handouts are all women and children. Much remains the same over all this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Nice jeton. Interesting that those receiving the handouts are all women and children. Much remains the same over all this time. As you say Art, it is a lovely piece of social history but the more things change the more they stay the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 This one was struck in 1756 for both the Charity Commissioners and the Church Wardens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 This one was struck in 1756 for both the Charity Commissioners and the Church Wardens Nice medal Ian. Crisp design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Is that an amphora to the lower right of the seated figure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Is that an amphora to the lower right of the seated figure? yes. i've no data on the composition of the scene involved but the amphora probably depicts olive oil or some other form of `edible' oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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