FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XIV (1643-1715). Cast, Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, by A. Benoist 1704, Paris. Av. LUDOVICUS MAGNUS - REX. CHRISTIANISSIMUS+ (legend treated with a dotted background). Right bust of Louis XIV wearing the large wig; below signed A. BENOIST. F 1704. Rv. IN OMNIBUS IDEM (legend treated with a dotted background). The twelve signs of the zodiac with the earth in the centre illuminated by the rays of the sun above. Forrer I p.163 ; Bronze - 147,3 g - 87 mm - 12 h From a sale at Kölner Münzkabinett 107, 7 October 2017, no. 946. Period cast. Slightly stained on the right, with wear on the high wicks of the wig. Small suspension hole on reverse at 12 o'clock. TTB.