LOUIS XVI 1774-1793 - Lot 215

LOUIS XVI 1774-1793 His nude bust on the left. DUVIV. On the edge of the arm. Anchor, mark of François Séguy. R/. Two rectangular shields bearing the arms of France and Navarre. Underneath, workshop letter. Pitcher, mark Jean Jacques Biollay. Vintage at the end of the legend. Ornate rim. ** Fr 475; Gad 361 Louis d'or au buste nu 1788 H = La Rochelle. (7,58 g) Mirror flan. Superb. Exemplary JVN sale (November 1995) n°216 In 1786 and 1787, Swiss-born Jean-Pierre Droz produced a louis test and a "de Calonne" ecu test. Calonne was the Controller General of Finance at the time. Droz used the six-broken ferrule for the edge. The refrappes have only three. * The virole "à 6 brisures ou 3 brisures" is a ring-shaped piece in 6 or 3 pieces, made of tempered steel, designed to receive the blank of a coin in order to hold the metal at the moment of striking.