{"product_id":"france-louis-xiv-demi-ecu-1643-paris-ngc-au58","title":"FRANCE - LOUIS XIV - 1\/2 ÉCU 1643 PARIS - NGC AU58","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLouis XIV (1643-1715), 1\/2 écu 1643 struck at Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: childlike bust of Louis XIV right, laureate and draped, legend LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX. Reverse: crowned shield of France, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM and date 1643. Mint letter A (Paris) below the shield, rose privy mark specific to the Matignon workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAn evenly preserved example, slight wear on the high points, pleasing grey toning with golden highlights. About Uncirculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: 1643 is the year of the accession of Louis XIV, who came to the throne aged four on the death of his father Louis XIII in May. This 1\/2 écu, struck in the name of LVD XIIII and bearing the childlike bust of the young king, is among the very first coins of the longest reign in French history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57604550033739,"sku":"A911.45","price":874.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A911.45.png?v=1781703638","url":"https:\/\/taittingernumismatics.com\/en-na\/products\/france-louis-xiv-1-2-ecu-1643-paris-ngc-au58","provider":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}