France, Kingdom. Louis XIV Bâtiments du Roi Æ Jeton. Nuremberg mint, 1660-1700. Engraved by Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer. LVDOVICVS• MAGNVS•REX•, laureate head to right; LGL below / VETERES REVOCABIT ARTES•, Pallas kneeling to left, placing arms at base of tree; ÆDIFICIA REGIA• in exergue. Feuardent, Jetons et Méreaux depuis Louis IX jusqu'à la fin du Consulat de Bonaparte, 3063. 4.40g, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
From the collection of the late Eduard Winkler.
Most likely made in Nuremberg for the accounting of the Bâtiments du Roi ("King's Buildings" - responsible for building works at the King's residence).