Please assist with identification of snooty looking coin (nose in air portrait)

[claim5]

This coin is part of a suitcase full of coins and paper currency I inherited several years ago but just recently started going thru. Most are fairly common, several ducat's and hsien feng boo yuwan, but this on stumped me. I know I'm probably going to feel pretty silly when the answer is known, but would appreciate any help in identifying it.

It's 36 mm across, 3mm wide, appears copper but not sure. Heavy, but unable to weigh it. The details are so faint I'm afraid to clean it.

Obverse is snooty portrait (my kid's description, thinks it's French) with nose in air, reverse appears to be a torch surrounded by a wreath. Can't make out any of the writing. Pics attached.
Thanks Much,

Tim

 

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[hollowpointred]

here is a great site on colonial coins. maybe you can start your research here.

http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinContents/Contents12.html

 

[JakePhelps]

I have the same coin but alot bigger, It is french, but im not sure of denomination, I think its a sou from the 1700's. Very nice coin!

 

[claim5]

Re: Please assist with identification of snooty looking coin (nose in air portra

Just a follow-up to my "snooty coin" problem, Thanks guys for your help in finding out the answer. Jake, you hit it on the head! It's a 2 SOLS 1791 Louis XVI ROI. Very cool, and my kids are sooo impressed!

Thanks again.
TimV

 

[lordmarcovan]

Louis XVI is the same fella who lost his head on the guillotine in 1793. His wife, Marie Antoinette, was infamous for being snooty. She got the blade, too. Then everybody went wild and started chopping everyone else's head off.