LOUIS XVI 1774-1793 - Lot 457

LOUIS XVI 1774-1793 LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. Large laurelled bust of the king to left. Below, J.P. DROZ. F. Around the rim, a fine scroll of small lilies. R/. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (eagle head) 1786. Two interlaced Ls formed by a palm and an olive branch and crowned by a wreath. In the center, three lilies. On the edge, (lily) DOMINE (lily) SALVUM (lily) F/AC (lily) REGEM. 6-broken ferrule. ♦ VG 90 Silver test of the Écu d'argent dit Écu de Calonne 1786 Paris (28.67 g) Ø 41.14 mm Very rare. Superb. * The "6-break or 3-break" ferrule is a kind of ring made of 6 or 3 pieces, in tempered steel, designed to receive the blank of a coin in order to hold the metal at the time of striking.