Lot no. 828
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XVI (1774-1792). Louis d'or à la tête nue 1792, 2d semester, D, Lyon. 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. Rv. CHRS. REGN. VINC. IMPER (date). Accolated shields of France and Navarre, under a crown; below, (workshop). Dy.1707 - G.361 - Fr.475 ; Gold - 7,41 g - 23 mm - 6 h This is the second highest grade! PCGS AU53 (51871367). A fine scratch behind the head and slight traces of rubbing in the fields. Lyon seems to have struck only the second half in 1792. Very rare. Superb.
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Auction sales 17 - Numismatics
98000 Monaco - Monaco
10/01/2025
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