LOUIS XVI son of Dauphin Louis Ferdinand and Marie Josèphe de Saxe May 10, 1774 - September 4, 1791 † January 21, 1793 LVD . XVI . D . G. .FR . ET. .NAV. .REX. bare head of Louis XVI on left. DUVIV. on edge of neck. Below, heron mark of Jean I Dupeyron de la Coste. R/. CHRS -....IMPER (different and vintage). Two oval shields crowned with the arms of France and Navarre. Below, workshop letter. Lyre, mark of François Bernier. ♦ Fr 474; Gad 363; Dr 604; Dy 1706 Double-louis d'or au buste nu 1786 A = Paris (15.22 g) Trace of mounting and soldering at 12 o'clock. Nice Expert : Madame Françoise BERTHELOT-VINCHON

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