FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XIV (1643-1715). Louis d'or à la mèche longue 1654, D, Lyon. Av. LVD. XIIII. D. G (different) FR. ET. NAV. REX. Child's head of the King on the right, laureate, with a lock descending on the neck; below (date). Rv. .CHRS. - .REGN. - .VINC. - .IMP. Cross formed of eight Ls leaning, each arm crowned, with (workshop) in a circle in heart, cantoned by four lilies diverging from the centre. Dy.1422 - G.245 - Fr.418; Gold - 6.67 g - 25 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! PCGS XF45 (51871394). With four different, three on the right and C pointed on the reverse. Regular wear, barely rubbed in the fields. Golden patina. Superb condition.