CNG 88, Lot: 1829. Estimate $1250. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715-1774. AV Louis d’or aux lunettes (23.5mm, 8.16 g, 6h). Montpellier mint; differents: rooster/crown. Dated 1727/1726. Draped bust left / Crown above two coats-of-arms; N below. VG 340 var. (unlisted overdate); Duplessy 1640; Ciani 2085; Friedberg 461; KM 489.14 var. (same). In NGC slab, graded AU 58, attractive red tone. Rare.