FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XVI (1774-1792). Double louis d'or à la tête nue 1792, second half, A, Paris. Av. LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. - ET NAV. REX. Naked 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 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the finest graded example! From the R. Margolis collection, Stack's Bowers sale, August 2024, session E, n° 43009 and previously from a Hess-Divo sale, 20 May 1996, n° 619. PCGS MS62 (50800498). With dot under the D of LUD for the second semester! Very rare, only Paris and Strasbourg struck in the second half of 1792. Minimal adjustment marks on the right-hand side, but beautiful strike. Only minimal marks of handling in the fields which preserve their brightness under a light gilded patina. Superb at Fleur de coin. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.