LOUIS XVI* known as "Louis Capet - Lot 130

LOUIS XVI* known as "Louis Capet May 10, 1774 - September 13, 1791 - †January 21, 1793 Son of Louis Ferdinand and Marie Josèphe de Saxe LUD - XVI - D - G - FR - ET NAV - REX. Nude bust to left. DUVIV on the edge of the arm. Anchor, mark of François Séguy. R/. CHRS -....- IMPER. Tower, mark of Gilles II Nassivet and vintage. Two rectangular shields with the arms of France and Navarre. Below, workshop letter. ♦ Fr 474; Dy 1706; Gad 363 Double-louis d'or au buste nu 1786 La Rochelle. (15,26 g) Beautiful style. Superb. Under *Louis XVI, a final monetary reform produced the 24 livres louis d'or and the 6 livres écu d'argent. Louis XVI appears neither laurelled nor crowned, and without a wig. He is simply wearing a catogan.