Lot no. 814
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XV (1715-1774). Gold half-louis with 2 Ls, reformation 1720, N, Montpellier.
Av. LUD. XV. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX (different). Nude, laurelled bust of the King right; (trefoil) and (date) below.
Rv. CHRISTVS. REGNAT. - VINCIT. IMPERAT. Two L's leaning, under a wreath, between three lilies 2 and 1; (workshop) in exergue.
Dy.1636A - G.327 (workshop not reported) - Clairand 34010 (5488 examples, not found) - Fr.457 ; Gold - 4,87 g - 22 mm - 6 h
PCGS Genuine Scratch-AU Detail (55936789).
Beautiful reformation, well received and not very visible in the legends. Fine scratches and marks in the fields, not very visible. With a golden patina. Very rare and probably the first one reported! Superb.
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