CNG 100, Lot: 2146. Estimate $750. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Écu à la mèche longue (41mm, 27.49 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: star/rose. Dated 1651 A. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms; inverted Δ below O of DOMINI in reverse legend. Droulers 391; Duplessy 1469; Ciani 1849. EF, traces of luster, a few haymarks on obverse, weak strike at highest points.