Silver French Louis XV ecu
French Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Silver
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997173.1.151
Summary
Silver French Louis XV ecu with hole punched on one edge
Full description
Silver French Louis XV ecu with hole punched on one edge. The obverse shows a left facing long haired figure with ‘LUD.XV.D.G.FR’ ‘ET.NA.REX’ around the edge. The reverse has an oval containing three fleur-de-lys with a crown and set in leaf cluster. Around the edge is ‘SIT NOMEN DUMINI BENEDICTUM’. The hole is punched where the date would have been.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
French Mint , maker