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2539 - SILVER - "COMMUNAUTE des MARCHANDS de LOIRE" - 1760 - "PRAES…
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SILVER - "COMMUNAUTE des MARCHANDS de LOIRE" - 1760 - "PRAESTANT COMMERCIA TUTA" (safe trade prevails) in circular legend; in the exergue "PROCURAT ALVEI ET RIPARUM" (for the procurator of the river bed and its banks), the river Loire reclining leaning on an urn and holding a rudder; in the background a crane hoists a bale. - Reverse: "QUANTUM DECUS ADDITVS URBI" (what a magnificent monument he has added to the city) in a circular legend; in the exergue PONTE AURELIA NENSI FAUSTE PERACTO MDCCLX (what a magnificent monument he has added to the city). silver token 30 mm. Weight 9.37 grams - Feuardent 8178 - TTB +
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ID: 87495143
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