MDC Monnaies de Collection
1369
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1369
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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, 1785, A, Paris.
Av. LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. Bust of the King facing left, wearing an embroidered waistcoat, 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; (variant) below.
Rev. SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTUM (different) (date). Oval, crowned Shield of France, between two olive branches, (mint mark) below.
Dy.1708 - G.356; Silver - 29.27 g - 41.5 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the finest graded specimen!
PCGS AU58 (56278491).
Very even strike on a wide blank with no adjustment marks. With a beautiful grey collector’s patina. Superb in mint condition.
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