FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XIV (1643-1715). Douzième d'écu à la mèche longue 1659/8, N, Montpellier. Av. LVD. XIIII. D. G. (different) FR. ET. NAV. REX. Infant bust of the King right, laurelled, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, with the order of the Holy Spirit, a long wick descending on the cuirass. Rv. (different). SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. - BENEDICTVM. (date). Crowned shield of France, below (workshop). Dy.1472 - G.112 - KM.166; Silver - 21 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! NGC MS 64 (5773453-004). Date changed from 1658 to 1659. Some adjustment marks on right and reverse. Wide and well centred flan. Technically, this copy has hardly circulated. Nice grey patina with orange highlights. Superb at Fleur de coin.