1807

Société des enfants d'Apollon.

Obverse -	A bird sits, left, in a lyre which has two laurel branches entwined through it.
Legend,	SOCIÉTÉ ACADEMIQUE DES ENFANS D'APOLLON
Exergue,	M.DCC.XXXXI.

Reverse -	Within a wreath under a radiant sun, EMOLLIT MORES NEC SINIT ESSE FEROS OVID.
	Under a decorative line, 1807.

Size, 29 mm.

Edwards - 324

Plate XXIII. No. 7

31st December, 1807.

Jetton.

Academical Society, &c.

R. Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros.

Both obverse and reverse resemble those of No. 6, except that on the reverse of this piece appears the word FEROS in place of DUROS. [29".]

No. 6: SOCIÉTÉ ACADEMIQUE DES ENFANS D'APOLLON. (Academical Society of the Children of Apollo.) Between two laurel-branches crossed, a lyre with a nightingale upon it. Below: MDCCXXXI.

R: Within a wreathed border, above, the radiating sun; beneath:

EMOLLIT MORES NEC SINIT ESSE DUROS.

(Softens the heart, and curbs the wild desires.). OVID. Epist. lib. II. ep. IX. 48.
— 1807. [29".]

There is a note that goes with number six that explains that number seven contains an erroneous Latin phrase on the reverse. The error on the obverse date is as it was printed in the original book.

Bramsen - 703 Société des enfants d'Apollon.
Comme celui de la précédente.	Rev: Revers comme celui de la précédente avec cette différence que le mot FEROS est substitué à celui de DUROS.
Jeton, 30 mm. - T. N. 23, 4; H. m. 72, 445.

Since I've already put the non-variant description up in English I won't repeat it here in French. There seems to have been several errors in the various authorities, such as the reference to Br. 702 under the Milan entry instead of 703.

d'Essling - 2113 Société des enfants d'Apollon, 1807.
Lyre surmontée d'un rossignol et entourée de laurier.	R: Couronne de laurier. EMOLLIT MORES NEC SINIT ESSE FEROS.
	Au-dessus, un soleil.
Arg. 29 mm. - (TN 23.7 — B. 703).

Milan - 625 Parigi — Società degli Enfants d'Apollon
D. SOCIÉTÉ ACADEMIQUE DES ENFANS D'APOLLON Nel centro, lira surmontata da usignolo, entro due rami di alloro; in basso, sopra il taglio della base, a s.: D.F. All'esergo: M.DCC.XXXXI Contorno a piatto e gola.	R. EMOLLIT / MORES / NEC SINIT ESSE / FEROS. / OVID. / —— / 1807. nel campo, in sei righe, entro corona di alloro; nel campo, in alto, al centro, sole raggiante. Contorno a piatto e gola.
Autore: anonimo;	Data: 1807
Caratteristiche tecniche: Argento;	Ømm 30;0; Coniazione
Condizione giuridica: Stato-Brera n.259; N. Inv.: M.0.9.30473
Bibl.: Bramsen, n.702; Julius, ---; Essling, n.2113; Millin, ---; De Felissent, ---