Lot no. 718
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XIV (1643-1715). Palm shield 1695, X, Amiens.
Av. LVD. XIIII. D. G (sun) - FR. ET. NAV. REX. Right bust of the King, cuirassed in the antique style.
Rv. (different). SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI - BENEDICTVM (different) (date). Round shield of France, crowned, between two palms; (workshop) in exergue.
Dy.1520A - G.217 - Dav.3813 ; Silver - 27,23 g - 41 mm - 6 h
Top Pop (2): this is the finest graded example!
NGC MS 61 (8583596-013).
Almost perfect reformation on a shield with the eight L's of Paris which is barely distinguishable. The strike is barely off centre. The fields are burnished with minimal marks on the original gloss. Minor rag marks in the fields. Superb at Fleur de coin.
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