The Lissner Collection, Lot: 284. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1700. 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 Écu de France (38mm, 24.31 g, 6h). Lille mint;
différents: bar/lozenge. Claude-François Hardy, engraver. Jean-Baptiste Baret, director. Dated 1723 W. Duplessy 1665A; Ciani 2107; KM 459.1. In NGC encapsulation graded UNC DETAILS/Surface hairlines. Superbly toned and beautifully struck uncirculated. Quite scarce as a type in choice grade.