Lot no. 1893
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XIII (1610-1643). Fonte, Pierre Jeannin, conseiller du Roi et surintendant des Finances, by G. Dupré 1620, Paris.
Av. PETRVS IEANNIN. REG. CHRIST. A. SECR. CONS. AND. SAC. ÆRA. PRÆF. Bust of Superintendent Jeannin right; below signature G. DVPRE F. 1618 (upside down).
Rv. Within a wreath of two branches, the Jeannin shield [azure, a crescent argent surmounted by a flame or] surmounted by a helmet tared and mantled to the left and between the (date).
Jones - (see 50) ; Bronze - 71.8 g - 57 mm - 12 h
Old cast iron with a bélière. Nice brown patina. Superb.
Pierre Jeannin (1540-1622), baron de Montjeu, was the first president of the Burgundy Parliament, French ambassador to Holland, superintendent of finance and adviser to kings Henri IV and Louis XIII.
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