The Lissner Collection, Lot: 283. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AR Tiers d’écu – Louis d’argent (27mm, 8.14 g, 6h). Rouen mint;
différent: root. Pierre Racine de Bocherville, engraver. Michael Abraham Cottard, director. Dated 1721 B. Duplessy 1667; Ciani 2109; KM 457.3. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Darkly patinated with underlying silver. Choice uncirculated. Only specimen graded for this date and only one graded higher for the type.