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428 - FRANCE – LOUIS XVI – COPPER LIARD with the Shield – G 348 – …
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Estimate €80
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FRANCE – LOUIS XVI – COPPER LIARD with the Shield – G 348 – LA ROCHELLE 1791 H. G 348 - “LUDOV. XVI. D.G. GRATIA”, dot beneath D (2nd quarter strike), different anchor beneath the neck, bare head of the King in profile to the left, hair tied at the nape of the neck with a ribbon – Reverse “FRANC. ET . NAV . REX”, crowned shield of France. A REMARKABLE COIN OF VERY LOW WEIGHT: very thin blank weighing 2.44 grams against a theoretical weight of 3.058 g, either a blanks error or a shortage of metal during this turbulent revolutionary period (the last issue before the constitutional coins of Louis XVI (Louis XVI, King of the French, not of France)). – 22 mm – Very Good Condition
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About the sale SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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