Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1452. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Ecu (26.98 g, 6h). Bordeaux mint. Dated 1680. Draped and cuirassed bust right; i.m. lis / Crowned arms; i.m. star, mm. K. Duplessy 1493; Ciani 1873. VF, lightly toned, scrape and minor porosity on obverse, light cleaning marks.