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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1355
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XVI (1774–1792). Louis d’or with palms, 1774, A, Paris.
Obverse: LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. Bust of the King facing left, in an embroidered robe, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit, his hair tied at the nape of the neck with a ribbon. Signature DUVIV on the edge of the bust. Below (variant).
Rev. CHRS. REGN. VINC. IMPER (variant) (date). Crowned coat of arms of France, superimposed on the sceptre and the hand of justice arranged in a cross, all between two palm leaves; below (mint mark).
Dy.1702 - G.358 - Fr.469; Gold - 1 g - 23 mm - 6 h
NGC AU 53 (5859719-011).
Small dents in the field in front of the bust. The relief shows even wear. With a golden patina. Very Good to Superb.
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