Lot no. 908
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Constitution (1791-1792). 12 deniers FRANÇOIS 1792, 1st semester - Year 4, D, Lyon.
Av. LOUIS XVI KING OF THE FRENCH. Left draped bust of the King, bare head, hair tied with a ribbon on the nape of the neck, signature DUVIVIER. Below (workshop).
Rv. (different) LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI. Pole topped by a Phrygian cap and accosted by 12 - D, between two oak branches. In exergue: (date). (Year). DE LA LIB.
G.15 - Dy.1723; Copper - 29 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the finest graded example (3)!
NGC MS 64 BN (5780718-006).
Close to mint condition, this example has hardly circulated and shows only minimal handling marks, and a bright brown patina, with remnants of the original red colour around the reliefs. Almost corner flower.
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