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Half écu: CM.QC.4266-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XV (1715-74)
Mint: Bayonne
State: France

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Notes

History note: Given by Mr Barnes Williams 1901 or unknown

Place(s) associated

  • Bayonne

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (2002-07) by Queens' College Cambridge

Dating

Production date: AD 1728

Components of the work

Object composed of silver Diameter 36 mm

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.QC.4266-R
Primary reference Number: 154924
Othernumber: Q-4264
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Created: Monday 14 April 2014 Updated: Monday 14 April 2014 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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