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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1285
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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Estimate €500
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XIV (1643–1715). Half-escutcheon with long lock of hair, 1655, C, Saint-Lô.
Obv. LVD. XIIII. D. G (variant) - (variant) FR. ET. NAV. REX. Childlike bust of the King facing right, laureate, draped and clad in an antique-style cuirass, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit, with a long lock of hair falling over the cuirass.
Rev. (variant) SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. – ENEDICTVM (variant) (date). Crowned Shield of France, with (mint mark) below.
Dy.1470 - G.169; Silver - 13.72 g - 31.5 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen!
PCGS MS62 (56278518).
With the ‘différents’ repeated on the obverse and reverse. A rare date and a specimen of fine condition, retaining its original lustre with barely any tarnish. A small chip on the edge of the obverse. Superb in Proof condition.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU must pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law from 1 January 2025, the successful bidder from within the EU must also pay 5.5% VAT on this lot.
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