FRANCE / FEUDAL - FRANCE / FEUDAL Lorraine (duchy of), Charles IV (1625-1675). Charles d'Or 1668, Nancy. Av. CAR. IIII. D. G. DVX - LOTHA. ET. BAR. Bust with large wig, laureate, right; below, (date). Rv. SIT - NOM - DOM - BEN. Cross formed of four times the crowned cipher of the Duke, with cross of Lorraine in a circle in the centre. Flon 30 p.712 - Fr.157 ; Gold - 6.77 g - 23.5 mm - 12 h Purchased from Jean Vinchon Numismatique in 1989. Test mark at 12 o'clock on the listel and leaf edge at 10 o'clock. Only minor adjustment marks and minor circulation wear on the high relief. Superb. The Charles d'Or of Duke Charles IV copies the species of Louis XIV. Prescribed in 1663, it is titled 21 carats 7/8e and 36 1/4 pieces to the marc (6.75 g theoretical).