Masculine head of Louis XIV, nude, facing right, with a moustache. Date below., Cross formed of four groups of two Ls back-to-back and crowned, flanked by four lis; Mint letter in a circle at the center., A very fine example of a Louis d'or à la tête virile. This variant is particularly rare, with a ‘2’ re-engraved over the ‘1’ in the date. A similar specimen appeared in the Gadoury Spring Auction 2022 on 12 March 2022, lot 238.This coin was previously set in a piece of jewelery.Claude Burgan label., LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX, CHRS REGN VINC IMP