MDC Monnaies de Collection
1368
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1368
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €300
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XVI (1774–1792). Shield with olive branches, 1784, M, Toulouse.
Obverse: LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. Bust of the King facing left, wearing an embroidered jacket, with the Order of the Holy Spirit, his hair tied at the nape of the neck with a ribbon. Signature B. DUVIV. F. on the edge of the bust; below (variant).
Rev. SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTUM (variant) (date). Oval, crowned shield of France, between two olive branches, (mint mark) below.
Dy.1708 - G.356; Silver - 29.25 g - 41 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the finest graded specimen!
NGC MS 61 (8772188-003).
A few finishing marks on the obverse. Close to its mint condition with its original lustre, barely tarnished. Superb in Proof condition.
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