ROYAL
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Estimate €800

Description

FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XIII (1610–1643). Half-franc, 13th type (year of issue on the obverse) 1639, &, Aix-en-Provence. Obv. LVDOVIC. XIII. Rev. G. FRAN. ET. NAVA. REX (date). Large juvenile bust of the King facing right, wearing a laurel wreath, draped and clad in armour with a turned-down collar; in the exergue (mint mark). Reverse (at 12 o’clock) + SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. (varying). A cross with floral and fleur-de-lis motifs, with an ‘L’ at its centre. Dy.1326A - G.41; Silver - 6.88 g - 28.5 mm - 11 h Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen! PCGS XF45 (56278505). Variant with the year on the obverse. No dots around the central ‘L’ on the reverse. With a beautiful grey collector’s patina. TTB.

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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 9:30 AM

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1267 - FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL See original version (French)

1267 - FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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