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FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - LOUIS D'OR À LA MÈCHE LONGUE 1652 PARIS - PCGS MS62 - TOP POP
- Condition: MS
- Grade: PCGS MS62
- Date: 1652
- Mint: Paris
- Metal: Gold
- Weight (g): 6.69
- Diameter (mm): nc
- Reference(s): Gad. 245
- Rarity: R1
Louis XIV (1643-1715), louis d'or à la mèche longue, 1652, struck at Paris.
Obverse: youthful laureate bust of the king right, with a long lock of hair falling onto the nape of the neck. Legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Date 1652 in exergue. Reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's addorsed in pairs, fleurs-de-lis in the angles, mint letter A (Paris) in the centre. Legend CHRS REGN VINC IMP, for Christus regnat, vincit, imperat.
Close to as-struck condition, light patina. Slight circulation wear on the high points. Mint State.
Top Pop: this is the finest example graded to date!
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FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - LOUIS D'OR À LA MÈCHE LONGUE 1652 PARIS - PCGS MS62 - TOP POP
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