The Lissner Collection, Lot: 255. Estimate $200. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Douzième d’écu à la mèche courte (19mm, 2.17 g, 6h). Paris mint; différent: pellet. Dated 1644 A. Duplessy 1464; Ciani 1836; KM 140.1. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 55. Nice iridescent tone and super strike. Only specimen ever graded.