51. Le Roi de Denier

The King of Coins from Tarocchino Arlecchino

About the Card

English Name(s)

The King of Coins

Correspondences

  • Grand Etteilla: Card Number 64
  • Petit Etteilla: King of Clubs

Image Description

The King of Coins sits, resting a coin on his right knee. He looks toward the right of the card, and two coins are in the air on either side of his head. He wears a robe with a pattern of red, blue, and green diamonds, with fur trim and a fox fur around his shoulders. His mask is black cloth, with a loose upper part over his eyes and nose and a lower part wrapping his chin. His crown has a closed top, covered with white fur, and his slippers have white fur puffs on top.

Meanings

Upright

Brunet man, trader, storekeeper, merchant, banker, foreign exchange broker, calculating person, speculator, physicist, geometer, mathematics, science, master, professor.

Reversed

Perverted man, vice, defect, weakness, deficiency, misshapen, misbehavior, debauchery, vileness, ugliness, deformity, corruption, stench.