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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1286
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XIV (1643–1715). Shield of Navarre with a long tuft, 1657, Saint-Palais.
Obv. LVD. XIIII. D. G (variant) – FR. ET. NA. REX. Childlike bust of the King facing right, laureate, draped and clad in ancient-style armour, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit, with a long lock of hair falling over the breastplate.
Rev. (variant) SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. (date). Crowned shield, divided into the coats of arms of France and Navarre.
Dy.1473 – G.203 – Dav.3800; Silver – 26.99 g – 38 mm – 6 h
This is the second-highest grade!
PCGS AU58 (56278509).
With three dots after D. G···, a *V* beneath the bust and an inverted heart on the reverse. Fine proof striations on the obverse. Light circulation wear and a lovely collector’s patina with bluish highlights. Superb.
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