MDC Monnaies de Collection
1296
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1296
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XIV (1643–1715). Gold Louis with wig and eight ‘L’s, 1687, D, Lyon.
Obv. LVD. XIIII. D. G (variant) – FR. ET. NAV. REX. Aged head of the King facing right, wearing a laurel-wreathed wig; below (date).
Rev. .CHRS. - .REGN. - .VINC. - .IMP. A cross formed of eight L’s joined back-to-back, each arm crowned, with (mint mark) within a heart-shaped circle, flanked by four lilies radiating from the centre.
Dy.1432 – G.249 – Fr.426; Gold – 6.73 g – 23.5 mm – 6 h
NGC MS 62 (6645991-001).
Carefully struck, with minimal handling marks and slight wear on the high reliefs. Very slight hairline scratches. Superb in mint condition.
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