CNG 94, Lot: 1726. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Provincial. Besançon (libre ville imperiale). nomine Charles V. AR Franc (31mm, 13.17 g, 8h). Dated 1596. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right / Coat-of-arms. C&K M10/1596 (this coin referenced). Fine, toned. Apparently second known and only one in private hands.

Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA VII, 27 November 2012), lot 856 (HSA 1001.1.21934).