Lot no. 813
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XVI (1774-1792). Double louis d'or à la tête nue 1786/5, I, Limoges. Av. LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. - ET NAV. REX. Nude head of the King on the left. Signature DUVIV on the edge of the neck; below (different). Rv. CHRS. REGN. VINC. IMPER (different) (date). Accolated shields of France and Navarre, under a crown; below, (workshop). Dy.1706 - G.363 - Fr.474 ; Gold - 15,26 g - 28,5 mm - 6 h PCGS AU58 (50994177). Reverse coin modified 1786 from 1785: Limoges was one of the workshops authorised to strike the new species from December 1785, so our coin (before modification) was certainly prepared at the very end of 1785! Slight traces of rubbing in the fields. Superb condition.
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Auction sales 17 - Numismatics
98000 Monaco - Monaco
10/01/2025
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