The Lissner Collection, Lot: 288. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. 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 Vingtième d’écu au bandeau (18mm, 1.54 g, 6h). Bayonne mint;
différents: pellets flanking tulips in saltire/rose. Christophe Rossy, engraver. Pierre d’Arippe, director. Dated 1766 L. Duplessy 1684; Ciani 2128; KM 510.8. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66
WINGS APPROVED. Gem toned uncirculated with fantastic moderate lustrous patina. A fantastic coin, with only one other in MS 66. Gadoury R3.