Lot no. 816
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XVI (1774-1792). Double gold louis with bare head 1791/0, BB, Strasbourg. 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 - 28,5 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the most beautiful graded example! PCGS MS63 (51159066). With the date changed from 1790 to 1791. The obverse corner is finely broken under the King's name. The strike is a little weak on the reverse. Beautifully fresh, with barely scratched matte velvet. Superb at Fleur de coin.
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Auction sales 17 - Numismatics
98000 Monaco - Monaco
10/01/2025
Offered by MDC Monnaies de Collection
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