Coin, medal or token

toothpicker

1st time poster, long time reader. Anyone has idea of where I could locate something about this object, date, history, story or worth? If to big, I'll try to downsize. Thank you


http://image38.webshots.com/39/0/56/0/302705600TqQDvs_ph.jpg

theboz11

your link does not work for me, Not authorized. Your picture shows up if I right click and chose view picture though,

elverno

Hi, welcome to the forum! I don't know much about Louis XIV medals but that's what you appear to have. Someone will wander by pretty soon though...

Could be a marriage medal from the looks of it.

sumnom

It looks very nice but i do not know what it is. Surely there is someone here who does.

Askari

I cannot see the pics, so I cannot say. Welcome to the forum, though, Toothpicker!

toothpicker

Thanks all for reply. Let me try to resend. Only way is on my webshots pictures. That's my other hobby. Sorry about the wild goose chase to find coin. Alright right, it worked, ,hopefully.

http://community.webshots.com/user/breakopen1null

satootoko

The male bust does resemble the one of Louis XIV on various ECU and SOL denominations from the early 18th Century - at least more so than the late 17th Century ones. But, if there were any coins minted with he and his wife(?), Krause forgot to list them.

Askari

It looks to me to be a commemorative medal for the 1660 wedding of Louis XIV and Marie Theresa (a Spanish princess, not the Austrian empress).

GDJMSP

I would agree that it is a wedding medal for Louis XIIII & Maria Theresa. I saw one in a recent auction sell for a bit over $300 not long ago - but it was AU condition.