FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XV (1715-1774). Double louis d'or au bandeau 1749, BB, Strasbourg. Av. LUD. XV. D. G. FR. - ET NAV. REX. Head on the left of the King, encircled by a band, below (different). Rv. CHRS. REGN. VINC. IMPE (different) (date). Oval inclined shields of France and Navarre, under a crown, different workshop below. Dy.1642 - G.346 - Fr.463; Gold - 16.33 g - 28.5 mm - 6 h Top Pop (3): this is the most beautiful graded example! From an Emile Bourgey sale on 10 and 11 June 1982, No. 383. PCGS MS63 (51871467). Adjustment marks on reverse. This copy has only circulated a few times and retains its original, barely burnished lustre. Superb at Fleur de coin.