FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XIV (1643-1715). Louis d'or à la tête virile 1679, A, Paris. Av. LVD. XIIII. D. G (different) - FR. ET. NAV. REX. King's virile head right, bare head; below (date). Rv. CHRS - REGN - VINC - IMP (different). Cross formed of eight Ls leaning, each arm crowned, with (workshop) within a circle in heart, cantoned by four lilies diverging from the centre. Dy.1430 - G.248 - Fr.425 ; Gold - 24 mm - 6 h PCGS AU58 (59830102). No punctuation on reverse. Trace of a fine break of the obverse corner under the bust. With regular light wear on the high reliefs. Superb.