FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XIV (1643-1715). Écu de Béarn à la mèche longue 1655, Pau. Av. LVD. XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. NA. RE BD. Child's bust of the King on the right, laurelled, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, with the Order of the Holy Spirit, a long wick descending on the cuirass. Rv. .SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. (date). Crowned shield, parted of France, half-cut of Navarre-Béarn. Dy.1477 - G.204 (R3) - Dav.3801 ; Silver - 39 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! PCGS AU58 (17294931). With --*F*-- for Pau. Weak strike in the centre. Preserves its original freshness and brightness under a light patina. This example has circulated little. A superb example.