LOUIS XVI 1774 - 1793 LUD - XVI - D - G - .... Bust of the king on the left in full regalia, wearing the cordon and plaque of the Order of the Holy Spirit. DUVIV(no dot). Pierre Simon Benjamin Duvivier on the edge of the arm. Heron, mark of Jean I Dupeyron de la Coste. R/. CHRS -....IMPER. Lyre, mark of François Bernier and vintage. Two oval shields crowned with the arms of France and Navarre. Underneath, workshop letter. Strung edge. ♦ Fr 472; Dy 1705; Gad 359 Louis d'or au buste habillé 1782 (2nd half) A = Paris. (8.14 g) Hair retouched. Very handsome.

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