FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XIV (1643-1715). Half-louis d'or à la tête nue 1680, A, Paris. Av. LVD. XIIII. D. G (different) - FR. ET. NAV. REX. Nude head of the King on the right; below (date). Rv. CHRS - REGN - VINC - IMP (different). Cross formed of eight Ls leaning, each arm crowned, with (workshop) within a circle in heart, cantoned by four lilies diverging from the centre. Dy.1431 - G.237 (R5) - Fr.424; Gold - 3.37 g - 20 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! PCGS MS61 (39807016). A very rare type, hard to find and missing from many collections. Beautiful strike, with minimal handling marks. Superb at Fleur de coin.